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Geoffrey Canada is the president and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, a nonprofit, community-based organization deemed one of the most ambitious social experiments of our time by the New York Times Magazine. Jonathan Kozol called him, One of the few authentic heroes of New York and one of the best friends children have, or ever will have, in our nation, and Oprah Winfrey simply refers to him as an angel from God. Canada is featured in Davis Guggenheim's documentary Waiting for Superman.
A searing memoir . . . Canada's blunt observations are as refreshing as they are bold. <br>--Paula Woods, San Francisco Chronicle <br> Geoffrey Canada is one of this country's genuine heroes. His personal meditation on America's culture of violence is a beacon of hope for our humanity. <br> --Charles Johnson, author of Middle Passage <br> Canada has never lost touch with the child within himself or with the fears of the children around him struggling to reach adulthood in the violent streets of America. <br> --Marian Wright Edelman, author of The Measure of Our Success <br> Canada takes us on a powerful journey. . . . He is a man of hope and a wonderful storyteller. <br> --Henry Hampton, executive producer, Eyes on the Prize <br> Among the reformers in Superman, Canada emerges as the brightest star: His blend of intelligence, charisma, and moral urgency is impossible to resist. As the founder and the guiding hand of the Harlem Children's Zone, Canada is engag
