Restoring Hope
by Cornel West
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Author: Cornel WestEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-01-27
ISBN: 0807009431
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Beacon Press
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Book Review: Interesting Look Into The Future of Black America
Summary: 4 Stars
In this book sociologist, Cornel West, decided to interview prominent figures in America in order to get their feelings on the future of black America. In this book West interviews Maya Angleou, Harry Belafonte, and Bill Bradley just to name a few. West deals with all aspects of black culture. He deals with the church, music, and literature all key in understanding black thought and history. Each person included the book has a unique perspective on what direction blacks are heading for in the future. This book's main thought is that even though black poverty is an American problem, blacks have risen up from hard times in the past and will continue to be a major part of this country.
Summary of Restoring Hope
"Cornel West is one of the most authentic, brilliant, prophetic, and healing voices in America today"?Marian Wright Edelman
Nine of America's most influential artists, scholars, and public figures?Maya Angelou, Bill Bradley, Harry Belafonte, Patricia Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, James Washington, James Forbes, and Haki Madhubuti?talk with Cornel West about their political awareness, art and politics, and the possibility of hope among African-Americans today.
"This book has all the freshness, all the spontaneity of good conversations anywhere, and benefits greatly from the integrity and wisdom of its contributors."
?McKay Jenkins, The Star-Ledger, Newark
"This is not a book for the faint-hearted. . . . Cornel West, an authentic, brilliant and prophetic black voice, deals squarely and directly with America's problems of race, recommending changes in behavior and attitude among blacks as well as whites, prescribing solutions difficult to attain, but no more difficult than perpetuation of the status quo."
?Melvyn Schreiber, County Daily News, Galveston, Texas
"West manages to extract something from each [contributor]. His intellectual exuberance flavors the book, and the conversations reveal important truths about our racial impasse."
?In These Times
Harvard professor Cornel West issues "a kind of wake-up call to each of us,"asserting that "Black America sits on the brink of collective disaster." In this collection of eight question-and-answer interviews, West seeks ideas for inspiring and reinvigorating black America. Actor-singer Harry Belafonte talks about his influences; politician Bill Bradley urges each of us to confront race in our daily lives; poet Maya Angelou makes the point that "one other word for hope is love"; and trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis discusses both music and the need to rebuild black communities. The book is a project of the Obsidian Society, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving conditions for black Americans. Profits from the book will benefit the organization.
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