We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For

By: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

Narrated by: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

In We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, one of the nation's preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Ella Baker, Glaude shows how we have the power to be the heroes that our democracy so desperately requires.

Based on the Du Bois Lectures delivered at Harvard University, the book begins with Glaude's unease with the Obama years. He felt then, and does even more urgently now, that the excitement around the Obama presidency constrained our politics as we turned to yet another prophet-like figure. He examines his personal history and the traditions that both shape and overwhelm his own voice. Glaude weaves anecdotes about his evolving views on Black politics together with the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, John Dewey, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Ralph Ellison, encouraging us to reflect on the lessons of these great thinkers.

Narrated with passion and philosophical intensity, this book is a powerful reminder that if American democracy is to survive, we must step out from under the shadows of past giants to build a better society—one that derives its strength from the pew, not the pulpit.

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We Are The Leaders We Have Been Waiting For

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. has put words to what I have witnessed since I have been diving into ‘black excellence’. Truly, our black leaders of the Democratic Party are lifting up our whole nation. I want to continue to learn all I can and support these great leaders for our time, perhaps for all times.

Great introduction to WB DuBois

I liked we were challenged to go out and fly. Dr. Claude lays out the leaders we need to be.

the comparisons among other authors and the current author's perspective.

I liked how passionate he was about the subject matter and that he inserted his experiences the concepts. He could have added a little humor.

Good leadership book

The chapters and focus on the different ppl styles and how it focused on them

sesquipedalian

I like Glaude but this effort was difficult to follow. I found that he overused the english language and quotes made his thought process difficult to follow.