As Urgent, Resonant, And Essential As The Fire Next Time And Between The World And Me, A Poetic, Raw, And Inspirational Love Letter From The Bestselling Author Of Buck, Written To A Nephew Who Was Shot Nine Times And Surviveda Reflection On Life, Overcoming Odds, Finding Your Voice, And The Power Of Music And Family.waiting In The Emergency Room At Temple University Hospital In North Philadelphia Where His Eighteen-year-old Nephew, Nasir, Lay Unconscious After Being Shot Nine Times, Mk Asante Began Pouring His Heart And Soul Into A Series Of Letters To A Beautiful, Dying Black Boy So Full Of Life.as Nasir Fought For Survival, Mk Realized There Was So Muchtoo Muchthat He Had Kept From His Nephew, Starting With The Truth About His Father, Mks Brother, Uzi, Whom Nasir Had Never Met. Mk Could No Longer Remain Silent Because In Many Ways, His Nephew Was Repeating The Mistakes Of The Past. Mk Began His Confessional To Repair Family Bondsto Save Nasir From The Same Streets That Stole His Father And To Introduce Him To The Man And Family History The Young Man Had Never Known.