Compiled and edited by Tavis Smiley, this book contains essays by Iyanla Vanzant, Magic Johnson, Cornel West, Jesse Jackson, Jr., Susan L. Taylor, Danny Glover, Marian Wright Edelman and Synthia Saint James.
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1. Let us, as a people, share great happiness that we are still among the living and therefore can still make a difference in our lives and in the lives of multitudes.
Democratic Dilemmas and Divine Inspiration examines the significance or relevance of the idea that the U.S. Constitution was, as many believe, divinely inspired. How much did that belief matter to founders of the nation and how much does it matter no
