The 1996 book by Henry Louis Gates and Cornel West is a commentary and criticism on an influential essay first pulished in what year?
The Future of the Race The Future of the Race is a 1996 book by prominent African-American scholars Henry Louis Gates and Cornel West. It is both commentary and criticism on W. E. B. Du Bois' essay "The Talented Tenth" . The Vintage Books edition includes the original text by Du Bois.
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, published in 1993, is African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou's first book of essays. It was published shortly after she recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. "Journey" consists of a series of short essays, often autobiographical, along with two poems, and has been called one of Angelou's "wisdom books". It is titled after a lyric in the song "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize". At the time of its publication, Angelou was already well respected and popular as a writer and poet. Like her previous works, "Journey" received generally positive reviews.