Yes...Let's Begin the Revolution

This is going to be a groundbreaking addition to the ever-expanding field of Black Women's History. I've been waiting on this book's release, and will be waiting until December 1st with anticipation. Here's a description via NYU Press's website:

Want to Start a Revolution?: Radical Women in the Black Freedom Struggle
Edited by Dayo F. Gore, Jeanne Theoharis, and Komozi Woodard

The story of the black freedom struggle in America has been overwhelmingly male-centric, starring leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Huey Newton. With few exceptions, black women have been perceived as supporting actresses; as behind-the-scenes or peripheral activists, or rank and file party members. But what about Vicki Garvin, a Brooklyn-born activist who became a leader of the National Negro Labor Council and guide to Malcolm X on his travels through Africa? What about Shirley Chisholm, the first black Congresswoman?

From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the movement, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. Helping to create the groundwork and continuity for the movement by operating as local organizers, international mobilizers, and charismatic leaders, the stories of the women profiled in Want to Start a Revolution? help shatter the pervasive and imbalanced image of women on the sidelines of the black freedom struggle.


http://www.nyupress.org/books/Want_to_Start_a_Revolution_-products_id-11120.html

Jim Jones + Twitter = Brilliance

Everytime I catch a glimpse of Jim Jones and his vernacular in my live tweet feed, it makes me gleeful. And I bring prime examples of why Jim Jones makes my day brighter, one tweet at a time:

Possible Letoya Luckett Hit???

Letoya Luckett just released a video for "Regret." I've been hearing this song for a while, and clearly, in comparison to her other singles released off her album "Lady Love," this is the hit. Let's hope this single helps make some moves in her career.



As I would say, this has the makings and possibilities of becoming the new "hood love anthem." If you're wondering what I mean by that, check out this song for reference:

And My Love Grows Deeper....

Here's a video that helps affirm my love for Ms. Minaj. She kills it on the Cypher. The men are terrible, and who's really been searching for Joe Budden since he disappeared after that one hit nonsense "pump it up" in 2001: no one. I don't find this video necessary to watch after 1:01, but view at your own risk. I warned you of the wack male rappers that come after Nicki Minaj.

My Love for Nicki Minaj...

Obviously the problematic imagery and thought floating through the hip hop community and rap music, but for some reason, I love Nicki Minaj. She's not politically correct herself, but she is bad as hell. And hilarious. Watch as she holds her own:


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"Tweeting"

So I've officially found twitter socially relevant. And to answer my own question: I'm not deleting it. That is all.

Malcolm X interview on Chicago TV with Jim Hurlbut

Malcolm X describes his early childhood and explains that his house was burned down by the Klan and that they murdered his father.

Mr. HURLBURT: You were born in Omaha, is that right?

MALCOLM X: Yes, sir.

Mr. HURLBURT: And you left -- your family left Omaha when you were about one year old?

MALCOLM X: I imagine about a year old.

Mr. HURBURT: And why did they leave Omaha?

MALCOLM X: Well, to my understanding the Ku Klux Klan burned one of their homes in Omaha. There's a lot of Ku Klux Klan--

Mr. HURLBURT: They made your family feel very unhappy, I'm sure.

MALCOLM X: Well, insecure, if not unhappy.

Mr. HURLBURT: So you must have a somewhat prejudiced point of view -- a personally prejudiced point of view. In other words, you cannot look at this in a broad, academic sort of way, really, can you?

MALCOLM X: I think that's incorrect, because despite the fact that that happened in Omaha and then when moved to Lansing, Michigan our home was burned down again -- in fact, my father was killed by the Ku Klux Klan, and despite all of that, no one was more thoroughly integrated with whites than I. No one has lived more so in the society of whites than I.

Check it out.....

The Hate that HATE Produced

My research explores the media's construction of the identity of Malcolm X. One thing I've noticed is the "Black Male Supremacist Narrative" as the representation of Malcolm X throughout the media. The documentary, "The Hate that Hate Produced," is a perfect example.

Description:

"1959 documentary by Mike Wallace and Louis Lomax regarding the rise of Black Nationalist groups such as the Nation of Islam and the African Liberation Movement. Sensationalist and outright racist at points, this documentary introduced Malcolm X, Elijah Muhammad, and a young Louis Farrakhan to mainstream America."

It was originally aired on a New York news station, and it comes in 10 separate videos on youtube, but here is the first one: