An incisive collection of essays that reveals the past, present, and future strength of black America as the best hope for a nation that has lost faith in itsel

Conversations with black leaders and activists exploring current African American political and cultural life.

New York Times Bestseller • Notable Book of the Year • Editors' Choice Selection One of Bill Gates’ “Amazing Books” of the Year One of Publishers Week

The black ghetto is thought of as a place of urban decay and social disarray. Like the historical ghetto of Venice, it is perceived as a space of confinement, o

Burdens of Freedom presents a new and radical interpretation of America and its challenges. The United States is an individualist society where most people seek