{"product_id":"a-wealth-of-wisdom-legendary-african-american-elders-speak-paperback","title":"A Wealth of Wisdom: Legendary African American Elders Speak - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCamille O. Cosby\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRenee Poussaint\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHoward Bingham\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wisdom of our elders is our most valuable resource. In \u003ci\u003eA Wealth of Wisdom, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of stories, experiences, and observations of more than fifty African Americans, ages seventy and over, extraordinary men and women explain how we as a nation got to where we are. With accounts by everyone from Maya Angelou and Ray Charles to Robert Guillaume and Coretta Scott King, these pivotal leaders -- representing every region in the nation and covering a wide range of professional and personal lifestyles -- take us behind their historic public moments to their underlying personal realities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The editors collected these stories as part of the National Visionary Leadership Project, an organization that preserves and recounts the lessons learned from our country's African American elders so that the young people of today can be great leaders of tomorrow. As Geoffrey Holder declares, \"Find your great-aunt or your favorite godmother, and ask them questions. They'll give you all the answers -- their way. They are the writers of the book.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCamille Cosby is a producer and educator. She coproduced the Tony Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eHaving Our Say, \u003c\/i\u003e which won a 1999 Peabody Award for television, and has also served as executive producer of numerous film projects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenee Poussaint\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran network journalist and winner of three Emmy awards. She is the president and CEO of Wisdom Works, Inc., a major documentary production company, and a Senior Fellow at the University of Maryland's Academy of Leadership.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.5 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53042462753075,"sku":"9780743482295","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/b_3QIlLKFF9780743482295.webp?v=1770836898","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-wealth-of-wisdom-legendary-african-american-elders-speak-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}