Russell Rickford is the co-author of Spoken Soul, about the expressive qualities of black vernacular, and a former Philadelphia inquirer reporter. He was born in Guyana and currently lives in New York City, where he is a PhD candidate in history at Columbia University.
"""Just as the achievements of her husband, Malcolm X, were overshadowed by those of Martin Luther King Jr., Betty Shabazz's accomplishments have been overshadowed by those of King's widow. Rickford corrects that imbalance with this penetrating biography."" - Booklist ""Both a moving and tragic story... of a remarkable woman's life, from her early marriage to the raging voice of Black liberation through her own evolution."" - Ebony"""