DNF: Black President by Brenda Hampton

Did Not Finish (DNF), Literature

DNF: Black President by Brenda Hampton

Published by

Sarah Ann

on

February 20, 2026

Black President: The World Will Never Be the Same is the first book in the Black President series by Brenda Hampton.

Here’s a portion of the book’s synopsis:

The man who now holds the keys to the Oval Office was born and raised in the rough streets of St. Louis, where he discovered how to silence his enemies by wielding knowledge and power. Now, his enemies come in the form of a do-nothing Congress, an untrustworthy administration, and a wife with many issues. His brash words, no-nonsense attitude, and sexiest-man-alive status are going to heat up things on Capitol Hill, and mayhem will erupt like you’ve never seen it before.

Sounds a bit fun and racy! After reading the synopsis, I was so excited to read about how President Stephen C. Jefferson would use his impressive wit and street smarts to put his opponents in check. I expected some witty banter, a mystery to solve, and some entertaining political debates.

But unfortunately, “Black President” Jefferson isn’t very classy or intelligent. In fact, none of the characters are smart enough to ever come close to the White House. They’re all terrible and exhibit narcissistic traits, including President Jefferson. He even blatantly cheats on his wife.

There’s a cringe scene near the beginning where President Jefferson is scheduled to meet with someone in the Oval Office, but before he calls them in, he props his feet up on the coffee table and puts his hands behind his head. Like I said: classy.

Raynetta sets the tone on page 3, where she mentions the perks of being FLOTUS:

From the house, to the maids, the money, the attention…I had a lot to be thankful for.

Sure, because that’s what being FLOTUS is all about. It has nothing to do with using the opportunity to make the country a better place as FLOTUS.

I stopped reading this book around page 70, which is why it earned the “discarded” label. There’s a few raunchy sex scenes in this book between POTUS and women who aren’t Raynetta—I skimmed through the rest of the book and found a few. Those scenes aren’t too sexy or erotic.

Also, it’s not explicitly stated whether Jefferson is Democrat or Republican. However, the book does mention he’s constantly being smeared by the media. Legacy corporate media is owned, operated, and funded by Democrats, so I’m guessing Republican. It doesn’t matter to me either way because it’s fiction, and maybe it wasn’t as relevant in 2017 when this book came out, but politics are so polarizing now and it seems like something worth mentioning.

I bought Black President at the height of COVID, when everyone was buying up political thrillers and Vince Flynn was selling out everywhere. There’s an expression some people use, it goes something like, “Doing ‘xyz’ made me dumber and not smarter.” That pretty much sums up how I felt after reading those 70 pages or so.

The 2nd book in the Black President series is called Trouble in the White House (2017). Brenda Hampton has written lots of books—here are some of her other titles:

What did you think about Black President?

Last Updated on April 16, 2026 by Sarah Ann

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