No Free Ride: From the Mean Streets to the Mainstream

From a life of poverty and crime to influential political leadership, this is the inspiring story of Kweisi Mfume, revered African American congressman and newly appointed president of the N.A.A.C.P. From his days of growing up on the gritty streets of west Baltimore to his role as one of the most respected and influential leaders in the U.S., Mfume's is a story that transcends the issues of race and class and bridges the chasm between despair and hope in America. Simultaneous hardcover release from One World/Ballantine. 2 cassettes.