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The Radical King

De: Cornel West - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Narrado por: LeVar Burton, Gabourey Sidibe, Cornel West, Mike Colter, Danny Glover, Wanda Sykes, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael K. Williams
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Wanda Sykes, LeVar Burton, Leslie Odom, Jr., and Gabourey Sidibe head a cast of beloved actors performing 23 selections from the speeches, sermons, and essays of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—many never recorded during his lifetime. For the first time, teachers, students, and thoughtful listeners can hear dramatic interpretations of Dr. King’s words, chosen and introduced by Cornel West.

Many Americans didn’t experience Dr. Martin Luther King’s oratory, or the hope and fears of the Civil Rights era. His words and dreams remain relevant, necessary, and inspirational today. The Radical King was a labor of love for Audible, the family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and an A-list team of activist voice talent.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2015 Coretta Scott King and the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Cornel West (Introductions) (P)2018 Audible, Inc. Activistas Afroamericano Américas Ciencias Sociales Creadores de contenido afrodescendientes Derechos y Libertades Civiles Estados Unidos Libertad y Seguridad Política y Activismo Política y Gobierno Racismo y Discriminación Discriminación Derechos civiles Martin Luther King Para reflexionar Justicia social Igualdad Sincero Inspirador África Socialismo

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Cornel West has organized 23 speeches, sermons, and essays thematically into four parts, illuminating them with recorded introductions.
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

Radical Love

1. The Violence of Desperate Men, read by Bahni Turpin
2. Palm Sunday Sermon on Mohandas K. Gandhi, read by Kevin R. Free
3. Pilgrimage to Nonviolence, read by Gabourey Sidibe
4. Loving Your Enemies, read by LeVar Burton
5. What is Your Life’s Blueprint?, read by Michael K. Williams

Prophetic Visions

6. The World House, read by Colman Domingo
7. All the Great Religions of the World, read by Mike Colter
8. My Jewish Brother, read by Colman Domingo
9. The Middle East Question, read by Leslie Odom, Jr.
10. Let My People Go, read by Bahni Turpin
11. Honoring Dr. Du Bois, read by Danny Glover

Nonviolent Resistance

12. Letter From Birmingham Jail, read by Leslie Odom, Jr.
13. Nonviolence and Social Change, read by LeVar Burton
14. My Talk With Ben Bella, read by Colman Domingo
15. Jawaharlal Nehru, A Leader in the Long Anti-Colonial Struggle, read by Kevin R. Free
16. Where Do We Go From Here?, read by Mike Colter
17. Black Power, read by Wanda Sykes
18. Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence, read by Robin Miles

Poverty and Hatred

19. The Bravest Man I Ever Met, read by Michael K. Williams
20. The Other America, read by Wanda Sykes
21. All Labor Has Dignity, read by Kevin R. Free
22. The Drum Major Instinct, read by Mike Colter
23. I’ve Been to the Mountaintop, read by Bahni Turpin

Wanda Sykes
Mike Colter
Michael K. Williams
Gabourey Sidibe
Leslie Odom, Jr.
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About the Performer

Wanda Sykes first came to national prominence as a comedian and writer on HBO’s The Chris Rock Show, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special in 1999. She won another three Emmy Awards as a correspondent on Inside the NFL. Entertainment Weekly declared her one of the "25 Funniest People in America" in 2004. Sykes made history in 2009 as the first African-American woman, and first openly gay comedian, to host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. On television, she has written, produced, and starred in her own comedy specials for Comedy Central, Fox, and HBO, and performed to wide acclaim on Curb Your Enthusiasm, The New Adventures of Old Christine, and black-ish. You can hear her voice in animated features such as Ice Age: Continental Drift, Over the Hedge, and Rio.

About the Performer

Mike Colter is an actor best known for playing the superhero Luke Cage in Marvel’s Luke Cage, The Defenders, and Jessica Jones, all set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is also recognized for his TV drama series roles as Lemond Bishop in The Good Wife and Malcolm Ward in Ringer. He made his big screen debut in Million Dollar Baby, winner of the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture, opposite Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman. Colter knew he wanted to be an actor at the age of eight when he saw the film A Soldier’s Story. He made his stage debut 21 years later in the 2005 revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Soldier’s Play.

About the Performer

Three-time Emmy nominee Michael K. Williams initially rose to fame with his remarkable work as Omar Little on HBO’s The Wire, and later as Chalky White on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. He received his first Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie for his role as Jack Gee in HBO’s Bessie and subsequently his second Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Freddy Knight in HBO’s critically acclaimed The Night Of. Other TV credits include When We Rise, The Spoils Before Dying, and Community. Film credits include 12 Years a Slave, The Gambler, Gone Baby Gone, and RoboCop. Giving back to the community also plays an important role in Williams’s off-camera life. He is the founder of Making Kids Win, a charitable organization whose primary objective is to build community centers in urban neighborhoods that are in need of safe spaces for children to learn and play.

About the Performer

Gabourey Sidibe made her acting debut in the title role of the 2009 film Precious. Her breakthrough performance earned her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead and an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, as well as Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress. She has appeared in the movies Tower Heist, White Bird in a Blizzard, Yelling to the Sky, and The Brothers Grimsby. On television, she has portrayed unforgettable characters in Showtime’s The Big C and two installments of FX’s American Horror Story, as Queenie in Coven and Regina in Freak Show. In 2015, she joined Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard in the cast of the Fox series Empire.

About the Performer

Leslie Odom, Jr., is best known for his breakout role as Aaron Burr in the smash hit Broadway musical Hamilton, for which he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical and a Grammy Award as a principal soloist on the original cast recording. Making his Broadway debut in Rent at age 17, he also starred in the stage adaptation of Leap of Faith. His off-Broadway work includes Venice and the original staging of Hamilton, both at the Public Theater. He also starred opposite Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo in a 2014 City Center Encores! revival of Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick ... BOOM!. Odom was most recently seen on the big screen in Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express. His previous film work includes the 2012 historical drama Red Tails, as part of an all-star cast that included Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and David Oyelowo. On television, he starred in the cult-classic musical drama series Smash and had recurring roles on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and CBS’s Persons of Interest and CSI: Miami. In the spring of 2018, Odom added the title “Author” to his resume with the release of his book Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning, which he also performed for Audible.

These additional performers


Danny Glover
Danny Glover is a distinguished actor and humanitarian. In addition to winning an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead in 1991, he has received the President’s Award from the NAACP and the BET Humanitarian Award in 2004. He is best known for his performances in the Lethal Weapon movies, Dreamgirls, Beloved, and The Color Purple.

LeVar Burton
Since first gaining fame as one of the stars of the groundbreaking TV series Roots, LeVar Burton has starred in Star Trek: The Next Generation. He won 12 Emmy Awards as the host and executive producer of the long-running PBS children’s show Reading Rainbow.

Colman Domingo
Olivier and Tony Award-nominated actor and GLAAD and Lucille Lortel Award-winning playwright Colman Domingo is known for his work on AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead.

Kevin R. Free
Actor and playwright Kevin R. Free is best known for his performances in Gemma & the Bear!, Jack in a Box, and Blindspot.

Robin Miles
Robin Miles’ strong, powerful voice has made her a favorite among listeners as they respond to her many nuanced performances. She’s been the voice of such powerful pieces as Hidden Figures, the basis for the hit movie, and Roxane Gay’s An Untamed State.

Bahni Turpin
Bahni Turpin was Audible's Narrator of the Year in 2016 and inducted into Audible's Narrator Hall of Fame in 2017. She is a multiple Audie Award winner and nominee, with numerous credits on stage and screen. Among the groundbreaking works she's narrated are The Hate U Give, The Underground Railroad, and Sister of Mine.

Martin Luther King, Jr
Cornel West

About the Author

The Radical King is a unique collaboration—a labor of love—among the estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., editor Cornel West, Beacon Press, and Audible. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is celebrated as one of the greatest orators in US history and honored as an ambassador for nonviolence who became the most recognizable leader of the civil rights movement. He has long been an Audible member favorite with titles such as The Essential Box Set: The Landmark Speeches and Sermons of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gospel of Freedom (including "Letter From Birmingham Jail" and "The Struggle that Changed a Nation"), and Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community.

About the Editor

Dr. Cornel West, the son of civil rights activists, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard, obtained his MA and PhD in philosophy at Princeton, and has authored 19 books, including Race Matters. Whenever listeners grapple with the effects of "radical conditioned-ness" in society or in The Matrix, the ideas of Cornel West illuminate the discussion.

His teaching positions have included Yale, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Paris, and Union Theological Seminary.

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I was a young man when Dr. King was taken from us. As a man now in my early 70’s the Radical King brought me back to a time of discontent, with the perspective of over fifty years, which highlights his strength as a leader for all people and a man of vision, passion and faith. His message still rings loudly today and I am grateful for the sharing of his love, strength and non-violence.

A much fuller picture of an extraordinary human being

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I recommend this to anyone looking to understand the drive behind Dr King’s passionate work in civil rights.

Radically moving

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I had to sit back and think about some of the things shared and how we’re not properly living up to the example set by Dr. King.

First, there is no way to replicate the oratory eloquence and cadence of the man. He was and is, one of the best speakers in the history of our country. However, what I realized from this work is we don’t give Reverend King the appreciation he deserves for the clarity of his writings.

Having his words read by others and hearing the works that were never meant to be sermons, forces you to really reflect on the breadth and depth of what one man was trying to accomplish in his lifetime for all of us.

His writings (not just the I Have a Dream speech) should be read aloud in High Schools across the country. Perhaps doing so would be a way to break the cycle of ignorance we still face.

Wow

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The Reverend Dr. Martin L. King was a public figure and because of that most people only know what history has said about him.
This book shows the private man who was the public figure. This book gave me new insights to Dr King. I have a greater appreciate of the man and the leader of humanity that he was born to be and became!!

Great insight to a public figure

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Exceptional presentation of a great man and father doing his best to show up in the world.

Great work of MLK

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This is a powerful collection of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life work and I am proud to have listened. I encourage everyone to listen and know his mind. He changed the world in so many ways in the short time he was on this Earth.

Powerful

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In this day and time were polarization, chaos, and adversarialism abound we can take the words of Dr. Martin Luther King and realize that the work is not done but there is more work to be done. There’s so many opportunities still that are bound in the present sense of time that need to be addressed need to be looked at from all perspectives black white Hispanic Asian. I pray that people will take and read this book because it has opened up this white man’s eyes heart mind body and soul in a way that it has not been touched in a long time. We need to come together but we need to understand and we need to walk with each other and we need to act with each other and we need to be concerned me and be each others brother to overcome. Lord I thank you so much for all of the people who before us made the sacrifices many of which sacrifice their own lives. But I think you most of all for bringing this man Dr. Martin Luther King into our lives and understanding that the radical king is not the enemy it is the opportunity that we all have to close ranks and to really truly learn how to love. Blessings to all

It’s Time

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A new perspective on the prophetic MLK. Excellent narrative line. Excellent narration. An exquisite creation.

Radical King

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I find listening a little challenging due to voice and character. Male voice for male characters, etc. to determine immediately who is who.

Character play

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Respectfully appreciated this memorable account of Dr. Martin Luther King's life and unforgettable contributions for generations to come.

Uplifting Depiction

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