Light For The World To See - A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

From NPR correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, comes a powerful and provocative collection of poems that cut to the heart of the entrenched racism and oppression in America and eloquently explores ongoing events. A book in the tradition of James Baldwin’s “A Report from Occupied Territory,” Light for the World to See is a rap session on race. A lyrical response to the struggles of Black lives in our world . . . to America’s crisis of conscience . . . to the centuries of loss, endless resilience, and unstoppable hope. Includes an introduction by the author and a bold, graphically designed interior.>

Product details

• Authors: Kwame Alexander
• Assisted by: Kwame Alexander (Reader / Narrator)
• Publisher: HarperAudio US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2020
• EAN: 9780358555124
• ISBN: 978-0-358-55512-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY: American / African American & Black, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss, HISTORY: African American & Black, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Places, LITERATURE: POETRY, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES: POETRY