Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

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. It is 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.