"This raw personal writing is a beautiful stitching together a joy never meant for us to live. A critical and timely read, When Free The World is a vulnerable, powerful leap toward a necessary truth we must never stop fighting for. - jessica Care moore, author of
We Want Our Bodies Back
"When We Free the World is a dream, from one generation to the next 'climbing Jacob's ladder', as the scripture says. And we may as well pour a glass of wine and refuse to wake up"
-Nikki Giovanni, Poet
When We Free The World
In When We Free The World, acclaimed writer and activist Kevin Powell presents a stunning and brutally honest survey of America, yesterday and today, and what he hopes for its future, through the window of his own very painful personal trials - as #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, mass shootings, immigration, and Donald Trum rotate in the background. The result is a deeply spiritual and emotional reminder of why freedom and justice and equality still remain so elusive for many, in this nation, on this planet. Inspired by the poetic dream montage of Langston Hughes, the prophetic letter sermon of James Baldwin, and Bobby Kennedy's raw and naked eulogy speech for Dr. King, Powell has created a fearless literary and political manifesto that is a townhall meeting for an America seemingly at war with its own soul. With a passion and sensitivity that few writers of his generation can match, Powell tackles leadership, history, family, community, parenting, education, the legal system, racism, sexism, love, hate, forgiveness, mental health, and violence in all forms. And he challenges us, from beginning to end, on what the work "freedom" means, or ought to mean for all human beings. Book Cover: Kerry DeBruce | Photo: Michael Scott Jones
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Kevin Powell
is a civil and human rights activist, public speaker, poet, journalist, filmmaker, vegan, runner, skateboarder, yoga student, and author of 14 books. His 15th will be a biography of Tupac Shakur, the global pop culture and hip hop icon. He lives in New York City, the Borough of Brooklyn.
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