Reach

40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading, and Succeeding

Ben Jealous, Trabian Shorters, Ben Jealous, Trabian Shorters

• Publisher: Atria Books
• Year: 2015
• eBook ISBN:
  9781476799858
• Subtopic: Biografie nell'ambito delle scienze sociali

A timely and important compilation of first-person accounts by black men—including some famous like Russell Simmons, Rev. Al Sharpton, John Legend, along with community leaders known primarily in their respective neighborhoods—this New York Times bestseller describes a defining moment in each of these black men’s lives which motivated them to give back.

Reach includes forty first-person accounts from well-known men like the Rev. Al Sharpton, John Legend, Isiah Thomas, Bill T. Jones, Louis Gossett, Jr., and Talib Kweli, alongside influential community organizers, businessmen, religious leaders, philanthropists, and educators. These remarkable individuals are living proof that black men are as committed as ever to ensuring a better world for themselves and for others.

Powerful and indispensable to our ongoing cultural dialogue, Reach explodes myths about black men by providing rare, candid, and deeply personal insights into their lives. It’s a blueprint for better community engagement. It’s an essential resource for communities everywhere.

Proceeds from the sale of Reach will go to BMe Community, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building caring and prosperous communities inspired by black men. Reach is also a Project of the Kapor Center for Social Impact, one of the founding supporters of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Special Thanks
• Foreword by Russell Simmons
• Introduction by Ben Jealous
• Introduction by Trabian Shorters
• Stories
• Afterword by Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr.
• Acknowledgments
• About Ben Jealous and Trabian Shorters
• Copyright