内容简介
Descended from West African kings and healers, raised in the
turbulence of Guinea in the 1960s, Kadiatou Diallo was married off
at the age of thirteen and bore her first child when she was
sixteen. Twenty-three years later, that child–a gentle, innocent
young man named Amadou Diallo–was gunned down without cause on the
streets of New York City. Now Kadi Diallo tells the astonishing,
inspiring story of her life, her loss, and the defiant strength she
has always found within.
作者简介
Kadiatou Diallo, a frequent lecturer, is the
founder of the Amadou Diallo Foundation to promote racial healing
through educational programs. Born in Guinea in 1959, she now
divides her time between New York City and Rockville, Maryland,
where her three younger children are in school.
Craig Wolff is an assistant professor at Columbia
University School of Journalism and a former reporter for
The New York Times, where he was part of the team
that won a Pulitzer for coverage of the 1993 World Trade Center
bombing. He has contributed to The New York Times Magazine,
GQ, Rolling Stone, and the Daily News (New
York).
From the Hardcover edition.