Shirley Sherrod is the woman who was slandered by Andew Breitbart in one of his videos. An offical at the Department of Agriculture, she was depicted as having been responsible for a racial slur against a white farmer. The airing of the video led to Sherrod's firing. Then, of course, it turned out that the video gave (deliberately) an entirely false picture of what had, in fact, taken place.
By that time, Sherrod had left the agency.
In addition to suing Andrew Breitbart and doing speaking tours, Sherrod has been working on a book for Simon & Schuster .
In recent months, Sherrod has traveled the country speaking about racial healing and signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster for an undisclosed amount, Berry said. Her manuscript, tentatively titled “The Courage to Hope,” is due Sept. 1. The book is subtitled “How I Stood Up to the Right Wing Media, the Obama Administration and the Forces of Fear,” according to Publishers Weekly.
She has every right to be mad as hell at her treatment by the Department of Agriculture. But the swing at the Obama administration in general seems a little gratuitous. Ponderous, narcissistic subtitles are in fashion now, but I would have thought Shirley Sherrod was too smart to whine. Maybe Simon & Schuster are the culprits.
Meanwhile, Agriculture wants her back.
Sherrod could be involved with the department through a nonprofit organization she co-founded with her husband in 1971 working on a USDA program that promotes outreach and diversity. Sherrod previously rejected a job offer to join the USDA’s Office of Advocacy and Outreach that came after an embarrassed Obama administration forced her to resign, then turned around and offered her a promotion. ...
... The USDA is also seeking contracts with the National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association and the Intertribal Agriculture Council. Those groups and Sherrod’s would be tasked with implementing reforms recommended in a two-year, $8 million civil rights assessment released last week by the department.
“The Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education Inc., co-founded by Mrs. Sherrod, is considered among the best south-eastern regional organizations focused on the issues and populations affected by this assessment and has a strong relationship and understanding of the work of USDA. Conversations with Mrs. Sherrod are ongoing,” USDA spokesman Justin DeJong said. ...WaPo