title: Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading and Succeeding
text: # Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading and Succeeding
  
  Reach: 40 Black Men Speak on Living, Leading and Succeeding is a book of personal essays edited by Ben Jealous and Trabian Shorters. Black men from various backgrounds tell their stories and show how they have impact.
  
  The book includes forty first-person narratives from Black leaders, community organizers, entrepreneurs, religious figures, philanthropists and educators. Contributors include John Legend, Rev. Al Sharpton, Bill T. Jones, Talib Kweli, Isiah Thomas, Melvin T Mason and Louis Gossett Jr.
  
  Reach made the Washington Post national bestseller list for Nonfiction/General for the week ending May 10, 2015.
  
  