Advance Praise for Whom Shall I Fear?
From his days as a student activist at Howard University to his stint as an inner-city physician in Los Angeles and throughout his tenure as the ninth premier of Bermuda, Dr. Ewart Brown was never afraid to confront the establishment in his unrelenting struggle for racial equality. In Whom Shall I Fear? he tackles issues that are not confined to Bermudarace, wealth, the use and abuse of powerand offers a lucid account of the formidable challenges he faced during an exciting political career.
P. J. Patterson, O.N., O.C.C., Prime Minister of Jamaica (19922006)
Dr. Ewart Brown has crafted a fascinating narrative of his full life and the lessons gleaned along the way. From his earliest days as a young man in Jamaica to his time as a student leader at Howard University and ultimately reaching the pinnacle of power in Bermuda, Whom Shall I Fear? is a gripping account of the life and times of a consequential contemporary leader. It will restore the readers faith in the fruits of hard work, resilience, and perseverance.
Dr. Wayne Frederick, President, Howard University
Whom Shall I Fear? is a must-read from a man Ive known and admired for over 20 years. Dr. Ewart Brown is a leader whose life embodies a commitment to equality and service; a man of integrity, values, focus, and high principles, committed to uplifting people, particularly the people of Bermuda. As a physician and politician, he has worked tirelessly for the health and wellbeing of families, which sometimes requires challenging the status quo so that the dreams and aspirations of a society may be realized.
Mark A. Charley, CEO, Uncommon Results
In this fast-paced, searingly honest memoir, Dr. Ewart Brown chronicles the fascinating life of an unabashedly proud man of color who confronted deeply entrenched sources of political power and social policy stagnation in his native Bermuda and beyond. Browns personal testimony will resonate with and offer important insights to all those interested in the struggle for social justice.
Reed V. Tuckson, M.D., Member of the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Ewart Brown is a liberation warrior in the mold of Nat Turner, W. E. B. Dubois, Paul Robeson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Stokely Carmichaela hero who has dared to speak uncomfortable truth to entrenched, oppressive power. His book recounts a life lived to transform, lift up, and minister to those in need, reflecting a keen intellect, an exuberant zest for life, and a burning passion for justice and equality.
Rock Newman, Sports and Music Entrepreneur, Executive Producer and Host of The Rock Newman Show
Incisive, reflective and fiery, like its author, Whom Should I Fear? brilliantly weaves Ewart Browns personal and political journey into the history and racial complexities of Bermudaand by extension, all peoples of the African Diaspora. When we were Howard University undergraduates together, I witnessed his exceptional leadership of our student body in tackling issues of race, empowerment, and equality. This memoir makes clear that his commitment to social justice is unrelenting. A must-read for anyone interested in understanding the politics of race and the power of to thine own self be true.
Benaree Pratt Wiley, Corporate Director and Former CEO, The Partnership, Inc.
I thought I knew Ewart Brown. After reading his memoir, I now really understand him. Its a beautifully written story of drama, intrigue, success, failure, love, tragedy, and redemption in the life of a man who has always used politics and leadership to improve the lives of the people of Bermuda.
Donald R. Henderson, M.D., Clinical Professor of Gastroenterology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Whom Shall I Fear? tells the inspiring story of a warriors fight for racial equality and social change within and beyond Bermudas shoresthe very image of boldness in the face of overwhelming adversity and power. As a 23-year-old Black Bermudian, I hope that Generation Next will read this book, learn from Docs journey, and take up the mantle of leadership while individually and collectively declaring, with him, Whom Shall I Fear?
Eron Hill, Law Student and Activist
I met Ewart Brown in the 1960s during the height of his student political leadership at Howard University. Ewart was always impatient for change, and Whom Shall I Fear? chronicles his story. Its a fascinating journey that allows the reader to relive seminal moments in American and Bermudian history in which Ewart Brown has played an outsized role.
Sharon Pratt, Former Mayor, Washington D.C., and Founding Director, Institute for Politics, Policy, and History, The University of the District of Columbia
This is the compelling and inspiring story of a man determined to build on his family legacy of service and commitment to his country, to providing the best of medical care to those most in need, and to ensuring that the people of Bermuda have the dignity and rewards of self-determination. Dr. Ewart Brown is fearless in his mission and undeterred in the face of personalized opposition.
H. Carl McCall, former New York State Comptroller and Former Chairman of the State University of New York Board of Trustees
This engaging memoir chronicles the extraordinary journey of a Bermudian Howard University student activist who returns to his native country as a doctor, rises to become its premier, and never wavers in leading progress toward racial justice and reconciliation, despite the White establishments continuing attacks on him as it seeks revenge for the diminution of its power.
Larkin Arnold, Attorney, Cofounder of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, and Former Senior Vice President, Arista Records
