Ralph Wiley

Dexter King

The youngest son of Martin Luther King, Jr., describes the shattering impact his father's assassination had on his childhood and the inspiration he experienced in his exploration of his father's teachings.

An Intimate Memoir

Growing Up King

Spike Lee

Film director Lee tells of the obstacles he faced in making Malcolm X and also investigates the controversies in Malcolm's life.

Trials And Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X

By Any Means Necessary

Dexter Scott King

In the bestselling tradition of such family portraits as Brooke Hayward's Haywire and Christopher Dickey's Summer of Deliverance comes a disarmingly candid memoir from the youngest son of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dexter King was only seven when an assassin's bullet took his father's life, shattering the boy's childhood. And as he stumbled into adolescence, both the tragedy and the weight of living up to "the King legacy" would exact an additional toll. Challenged with undiagnosed A.D.D. and rocked once again by his grandmother's murder, King became emotionally isolated and, in his early 30s, sought answers from an inspiring source: the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. Now, in this intimate portrait, Dexter King reveals for the first time what it was like growing up in the shadow of greatness, and how his father's lessons continue to inspire and inform his own ideas on race in America today.

A look at the game of basketball from the perspective of an ardent fan discusses its players, past and present, while sharing personal anecdotes and opinions about the sport

Ralph Wiley

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