Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity

"I have had this desire my whole life to prove people wrong, to show them I could do things they didn't think I could do.”--David Paterson

A title that hits you between the eyes is second only to a Governor put in office by a prostitution scandal. Scandals aside, David Paterson overcame severe disability and racial prejudice to become a state senator, lieutenant governor, and—unexpectedly—governor of New York.

Paterson is well known for his remarkable vision. In a rising climate of denial and...