conversations on the future of Black America West, Cornel. creator Sealey, Kelvin Shawn. Obsidian Society text biography mau Boston, Mass Beacon Press c1997 1997 monographic eng

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xx. 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 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?" 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. Cornel West ; edited by Kelvin Shawn Sealey. "A project of the Obsidian Society." n-us--- African Americans Social conditions African Americans Conduct of life United States Social conditions 1945- African Americans Interviews Celebrities United States Interviews 002 E 185.86 W516r 1997 305.896/073 0807009423 (cloth) 9780807009420 (cloth) 0807009431 (pbk.) 9780807009437 (pbk.) 97021797 DLC 970515 20230404125806.0 75861