Dr Martin Luther King's Granddaughter Yolanda Renee King Releases We Dream A World

Published: Jan. 4, 2024, 1 a.m.

b'WE DREAM A WORLD: Carrying the Light from My Grandparents, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King by Yolanda Renee King, with illustrations by award-winning artist Nicole Tadgell serves as a grandchild\\u2019s gift to her grandparents \\u2013 and the world. Inspired by her family\\u2019s legacy of national civil rights advocacy, Yolanda Renee King is leading a new generation of modern activists. Though the 15-year-old never met her grandfather, she has galvanized countless young people to stand up and speak out on a range of issues affecting the world today \\u2013 racial equality, gun violence, climate change, poverty, education, and more. Her new book, a call for unity and equality, is inspired by Langston Hughes\\u2019s seminal poem I Dream A World. The book\\u2019s narrative expresses Yolanda\\u2019s deep love for her grandparents, while also speaking to children everywhere about her hopes for a new future, as expressed through her call-and-response affirmation that brings thunderous participation at her public speeches and addresses: \\u201cSpread the word! Have you heard? All across the nation, we are going to be a great generation!\\u201d '