Keeping the Faith
Stories of Love, Courgae, Healing, and Hope from Black America
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Publisher Description
Inspiring lessons about loss and healing, wisdom and fulfillment, perseverance and the wellsprings of joy–from a nationally acclaimed author and commentator.
In Keeping the Faith, Tavis Smiley, host of NPR’s The Tavis Smiley Show, weaves stories of over one hundred African Americans into a rich tapestry of intimate testimonies about life, love, and inner strength. In Smiley’s affirming collection, black Americans from all walks of life join with well known figures such as Iyanla Vanzant, Cornel West, and Danny Glover to offer insights about the moments that challenged them to learn, the teachers who inspired them to grow, and the sources of hope and courage they draw on in their daily lives.
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Author (How to Make Black America Better), NPR talk-show host and PrimeTime correspondent Smiley assembled this collection of essays to celebrate the inner strength of black Americans. There are testimonials from the famous, including Cornel West, Danny Glover and eight stories from Smiley himself, but most of the collection comprises anecdotes from regular folks. Kaye Barrow Ziglar, an ordained deacon, tells of getting through Christmas a few months after losing her young daughter, while journalist Sandra R. Bell recounts how she was "dragged through the mud" over a building project, yet prevailed, thanks to her persistence and hope. Smiley has organized these vignettes thematically around topics such as faith, grief and healing; education; hope and overcoming; and "Black love." It's this last subject that Smiley is most emphatic about. "I'm not just talking about their ability to love their own, but also the ability to love others," he writes. Besides the love of God, "Black love is the most powerful force in the universe," Smiley says, and this collection showcases that power.
