Light for the world to see / Kwame Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Kwame, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Race relations.

History.

United States--Race relations--History--21st century--Poetry.

United States.

African Americans--Social conditions--21st century--Poetry.

African Americans.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2020.

Summary:

"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."--Amazon.

Contents:

American bullet points

Take a knee

The undefeated.

Notes:

"A thousand words on race on race and hope"--Cover.

American bullet points, Take a knee, and The undefeated were originally performed for ESPN's theundefeated.com.

ISBN:

0358539412

9780358539414

OCLC:

1179257130