Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute to Leadership
By Don West; profiles by Kenneth J. Cooper

This captivating chronicle of leadership and social change gives voice and presence to 127 Boston-based African-American leaders who are shaping the city’s evolving history and diversity. The renowned photographer’s evocative images and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Kenneth J. Cooper’s dynamic stories create portraits of sung and unsung local, national and international heroes, including such pioneers as Nelson Mandela, James Baldwin, Elma Lewis and Mel King.

236 pages, hardcover with dust jacket
9×12 inch vertical format