It takes the average reader 5 hours to read As I Run Toward Africa by Molefi Kete Asante
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
As I Run Toward Africa is Molefi Kete Asante's memoir of his extraordinary life. He takes the reader on a journey from the American South to the homes of kings in Africa. Born into a family of 16 children living in a two bedroom shack, Asante rose to become director of UCLA's Centre for Afro American Studies, editor of the Journal of Black Studies and university professor by the age of 30. The government of Ghana designated Asante as a traditional king in 1996. Asante recounts his meetings with personalities such as Wole Soyinka, Cornel West and others. This is an uplifting real-life story about hope and empowerment.
As I Run Toward Africa by Molefi Kete Asante is 295 pages long, and a total of 75,225 words.
This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 51 minutes to read As I Run Toward Africa aloud.
As I Run Toward Africa is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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