Remarks of Keynote Speaker Walter Mosley at 2006 Shriver Center Awards Dinner

On November 30, 2006, author Walter Mosley gave the keynote address at the seventh annual Shriver Center Awards Dinner. Through his essays, lectures, and nonfiction works, Mosley advances the cause of social and economic justice by advocating the public good and giving voice to people rarely heard. In Workin' on the Chain Gang, What's Next: A Memoir Toward World Peace, and Life Out of Context, Mosley examines ways that the African-American perspective can contribute to political and social progress in the United States. He dares the American public to throw off the "chains" of complacency and ignorance and challenges America's institutions and the world's propensity for never-ending wards. He empowers citizens to speak truth to power.

The full text of Mosley's speech at the awards dinner is now available.