We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For // Inner Light in a Time of Darkness

TheNew York Timesbestselling book that both galvanizes progressives for action and is a balm–from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author

With a new foreword by Rebecca Walker

When the United States recently exploded with unprecedented demonstrations challenging racial violence and hatred, Alice Walker’sNew York TimesbestsellingWe Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting Forwas one of the books to which people turned for inspiration and solace. Called “stunningly insightful” and “a book that will inspire hope” byPublishers Weekly, this work by the author ofThe Color Purpleis a clarion call to activism–spiritual ruminations with a progressive political edge, that offer a moment of care and solace.

Walker encourages readers to take faith in the fact that, despite our daunting predicaments, we are uniquely prepared to create positive change. Drawing on Walker’s spiritual grounding and her progressive political convictions, the book offers a cornucopia of the Pulitzer Prize winner’s writings and speeches on advocacy, struggle, and hope. Each chapter concludes with a recommended meditation to teach patience, compassion, and forgiveness.

Walker’s clear vision and calm meditative voice–truly “a light in darkness”–has struck a deep chord among a large and devoted readership. In her new introduction, Walker reflects on the contemporary political and spiritual crises in the post-Trump era United States, making this classic book relevant for the current moment.

Alice Walker is one of the most prolific and important writers of our time, known for her literary fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winningThe Color Purple(which was also a major Broadway play), her many volumes of poetry, and her powerful nonfiction collections. She is the author ofWe Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For,Possessing the Secret of Joy,The World Has Changed(edited by Rudolph P. Byrd),The Chicken Chronicles,The World Will Follow Joy, andThe Cushion in the Road, all published by The New Press. Some of her other bestselling books includeIn Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens,The Temple of My Familiar,By the Light of My Father’s Smile, andThe Way Forward Is with a Broken Heart. Her advocacy on behalf of the dispossessed has spanned the globe. She lives in Northern California.

• Publisher:The New Press (October 19, 2021)
• Language :English
• Paperback :288 pages
• ISBN-10 :1620976730
• ISBN-13 :9781620976739
• Item Weight :1.11 pounds
• Dimensions :4.5 x 7.25 inches