Open My Eyes, Open My Soul : Celebrating Our Common Humanity
by KING YOLANDAEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-12-10
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
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Summary
This collection of stories and poems, edited by the daughter of Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrates the shared triumphs and challenges of the human family. Includes contributions by Dr. Bernie Siegel, Maya Angelou, Margaret Cho, Harry Belafonte, and many others.
Author Biography
Yolanda King, the first child of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has performed or lectured throughout the United States and around the world.
Elodia Tate is a writer who has worked extensively with the natural health community, using the power of storytelling to encourage others to embrace a natural health approach.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 13 |
| Introduction | p. 15 |
| Human Family | p. 25 |
| The Land We Share | p. 27 |
| Through a Child's Eyes | p. 30 |
| The Gift We Are | p. 33 |
| Guardian Angel | p. 34 |
| Understand Why | p. 39 |
| The "Artist" in Us All | p. 43 |
| Agape | p. 45 |
| One | p. 47 |
| The Black Rose | p. 51 |
| I Have Not Forgotten | p. 56 |
| I'm Not Black, I'm Brown | p. 59 |
| Crayon | p. 61 |
| Almost Sisters | p. 63 |
| Far from Home | p. 66 |
| Kun Immo | p. 69 |
| Check the Correct Ethnic Box | p. 73 |
| Eschuchar, The Wind | p. 77 |
| The Color of Love | p. 84 |
| The Truth About Islam | p. 87 |
| Peace on Earth | p. 92 |
| A Walk in the Clouds | p. 93 |
| Paths to the Creator | p. 95 |
| Symphony of Prayer | p. 99 |
| Old Time Religion | p. 101 |
| 20/20 Soul Vision | p. 104 |
| For Our World | p. 106 |
| "Our Angel" | p. 111 |
| The Baby Flight | p. 116 |
| Gifts of Love | p. 119 |
| Wildflower in a Rose Garden | p. 124 |
| Ebony and Ivory | p. 128 |
| Friend of My Heart | p. 130 |
| Amy | p. 134 |
| Coming Home | p. 139 |
| Meeting Grandma | p. 143 |
| Alpine Encounter | p. 145 |
| Star-Crossed Lovers | p. 147 |
| The Gift of a Lifetime | p. 151 |
| Underneath We're All the Same | p. 160 |
| Loving Levi | p. 161 |
| "Two Cultures, One World, One Humanity" | p. 164 |
| Korean Kisses | p. 166 |
| The Three Why's Men | p. 171 |
| Danny | p. 174 |
| Just Another Day | p. 176 |
| Arctic Jewels | p. 183 |
| The Perfect Lesson | p. 187 |
| At Face Value | p. 190 |
| Silent Night (As told to Beth Murphy) | p. 193 |
| Love Thy Neighbor | p. 197 |
| Amen, Indeed | p. 202 |
| What I Learned from Connie | p. 207 |
| Feeling the Love Together | p. 212 |
| After the Rain | p. 217 |
| About the Contributors | p. 219 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 229 |
| About Our Work | p. 235 |
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