{"product_id":"somebody-had-to-speak-up-colbert-i-king-9781647127770","title":"Somebody Had to Speak Up: Selected Columns on Justice, Leadership, and Civility","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e columnist's timely collection looks at community issues of equity and justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Colbert I. King has been speaking up his entire life, most recently as a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. For thirty years, until his retirement in 2025, he chronicled stories ranging from global crises to national tragedies, from triumphs to local and community issues of equity and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lifelong resident of Washington, DC, King has deep reverence for the history of the nation's capital and the circumstances of its residents. His columns showcase a writer who is fueled by a lifelong sense of responsibility of service to his fellow citizens and to humanity at large. \u003ci\u003eSomebody Had to Speak Up\u003c\/i\u003e covers topics ranging from the impact of failing schools and gun violence on Black families in DC, to racism and bigotry, the government's duty to constituents, the seminal mayoralty of Marion Barry, home rule, and profiles in leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is for civic-minded readers interested in key moments of American and DC history, scholars of journalism and media studies, and readers compelled to use their own voices to stand up for what is right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colbert I. King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647127777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647127770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Colbert I. King","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001273721087,"sku":"9781647127770","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/somebody-had-to-speak-up-colbert-i-king-9781647127770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}