Bibliograph

Restoring hope, conversations on the future of Black America, Cornel West ; edited by Kelvin Shawn Sealey

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Restoring hope, conversations on the future of Black America, Cornel West ; edited by Kelvin Shawn Sealey

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Restoring hope

Oclc number

36969781

Responsibility statement

Cornel West ; edited by Kelvin Shawn Sealey

Sub title

conversations on the future of Black America

Summary

Perhaps the most prominent public intellectual of our time, Cornel West asks nine of America's most influential artists, scholars, and public figures about the sources of hope among African Americans today: "How can we be realistic about what this nation is about and still sustain hope, acknowledging that we're up against so much?"

Table Of Contents

Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Preface by Cornel West -- Introduction by Kelvin Shawn Sealey -- Harry Belafonte -- Bill Bradley -- Charlayne Hunter-Gault -- The Reverend Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., and the Reverend Dr. James M. Washington -- Wynton Marsalis -- Patricia Williams -- Haki Madhubuti -- Maya Angelou -- "Catch the fire" by Sonia Sanchez -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- The Obsidian Society

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