From Publishers Weekly
Echoes of Martin Luther King Jr.'s prophetic cadences resound throughout this collection of 17 public addresses by his youngest daughter. But the young Dr. King, with degrees in divinity and law from Emory University, is no carbon copy of her father. Part Bible-quoting Baptist preacher, part statistics-savvy community organizer, King motivates through popular proverbs, familiar anecdotes and urgent earnestness but promotes no specific plan of action. Be proud of our shared heritage, she tells African Americans, and join forces-"anything short of a collective vision is myopia"-to achieve "respect for life, respect for elders, respect for self, hard work, courtesy, honesty, and obeying the law." Women, recognize your strength. Men, walk your talk: "Sanctified men shake things up." King's passionate oral style survives its translation into print, though a video of King in the pulpit would no doubt pack more wallop than any book. Author tour.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
"It's morning time. The alarm clock has already gone off and we've worn out the snooze button. It's time to get up, turn off the alarm clock, and start a new day. Weeping time is over. And I don't know about you, but I'm tired of weeping. I'm tired of weeping over the murder of black boys. I'm tired of weeping over the abuse of young children. I'm tired of weeping over the sexual exploitation of women. I'm tired of weeping about the economic exploitation of a powerless people.... I'm tired of weeping over racial arrogance and racial ignorance. Wake up, people. It's morning time. It may seem that we haven't gained much ground since we lost Dr. King, but we've made it this far by keeping our faith, by leaning on the Lord."
-- From Hard Questions, Heart Answers -- Review
-- From Hard Questions, Heart Answers -- Review
