Harper has written several books, including “Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny,” “Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny,” and “Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones.” Reminiscent of Marian Wright Edelman’s New York Times bestseller, The Measure of Our Success: A Letter to My Children and Yours, Hill Harper’s words will resonate for years to come.Read more from the Record’s special section on the 2018 MLK Symposium.Ĭomplete list of 2018 MLK Symposium events on the Ann Arbor campus.Īmong his appearances as an actor, Harper starred on the CBS drama “CSI: NY,” USA Network’s “Covert Affairs,” and most recently on ABC’s “The Good Doctor.” From the challenges of getting a good education and making it through college to the media’s destructive emphasis on material wealth, Letters to a Young Brother delivers eye-opening answers. The result is a motivational but approachable book full of encouragement on a wide array of hot topics, particularly among young African-American and Hispanic men.
Inspired by the countless letters and e-mails he has received from teens, Hill Harper set out to write a series of letters to young people that would catch the attention of even the most reluctant readers. Letters to a Young Brother is drawn from the humbling life lessons he learned on the road to his Ivy League education and beyond.
Having addressed thousands of high-school and middle- school students over the years, Hill is ready to take his message to an even wider audience. But he is just as comfortable in a school auditorium, rousing groups of students with his unique style of real-life wisdom. Most people associate Hill Harper with Hollywood, as he’s appeared in dozens of films and television shows.
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