Geoffrey Canada is een sociaal activist wiens geschriften zich verdiepen in de complexiteit van geweld in Amerika. Door zijn werk belicht hij de maatschappelijke factoren die individuen en gemeenschappen diepgaand beïnvloeden. Zijn benadering komt voort uit een diep begrip van sociale ongelijkheden en een toewijding aan het bevorderen van positieve verandering. Canada's focus ligt op het kritisch onderzoeken van maatschappelijke verschijnselen en het identificeren van wegen voor hun herstel.
An award-winning educator and activist shares his personal experiences with non-gun violence control during his childhood, describes his commitment to protecting children, and analyzes the inherent flaws in today's gun industry. Reprint.
From a troubled youth navigating the mean streets of the South Bronx to an inspiring educational activist who evokes praise from the likes of President Barack Obama, Geoffrey Canada has made a remarkable personal journey that cemented his dedication to underserved youth. His award-winning work was featured in Davis Guggenheim’s documentary Waiting for “Superman,” and he has been hailed by media, activists, teachers, and national leaders. Michelle Obama called him “one of my heroes,” and Oprah Winfrey refers to him as “an angel from God.” Here, Canada draws on his years of work with inner-city youth and on his own turbulent boyhood to offer a moving and revelatory look at the little-understood emotional lives of boys. And who better for this task than the man Elizabeth Mehren of the Los Angeles Times calls “one of this country’s leading advocates for youth.”