What Are You Reading Right Now?

[Elisa Keisha]

Originally Posted by Majadi

I might have to hit this book, is it available in English beloved? Cuz' my spanish is only from an Afro-Boricua I dated years ago....Damn she was fine (Sorry I digress!)...Seriously though is it in English or if one of you brilliant and scholarly youngsters can teach me better Spanish I willl read it myself!

Im 100% there is an english edition, since this is a quite famous book from a quite famous author. Goole something like "Open veins America Eduardo Galeano"

[Nefertiti]

Originally Posted by NuAfrikanQueen

i am reading midnight by sista souljah. i am very disappointed that the author has glorified a brotha getting with a woman outside the race. her excuse on a blog was that these sistas have to step up and stop being 'hoodish'. midnight's character however, is a model for young brothas. i will raise my son with some of these principles. i rarely read fictions but figured a book by sista souljah had to be good. now i have no desire to finish it. i guess i should finish 'the Black jacobins' or maybe start on 'how capitalism underdeveloped Black america' by manning.

Im glad I read the review from someone who's in process of reading this book...And you mentioned that the Brother in the book Midnight is hooking up with some pale faced character(And you say it was mentioned talking about what us sista's need to do...Puleeze)...Ok now I dont want the book!...that really do turn you off And I read all the books she wrote thus far...Just for entertainment only hmmm Im looking at my book shelf now...Ok Nutricide by Dr.Afrika(I never did finish it)...something useful and uplifting to Afrikans...Peace

[Usiku]

A compelling, well-crafted ensemble... a literary treat sure to please poetry lovers from all walks of life...As poetry collections go, the ones that tend to stand out are those in which the poet unabashedly delves deep into the nether regions of the mind, body and spirit, taking the reader on an undaunted journey of esoteric enlightenment...

[Jamilia]

how is your book coming along? I remember when I was in grade school I think english class my teacher asked me to write down my role model at the time; I wrote Oprah's name. It would be interesting to see the results you gather.

[Usiku]

Originally Posted by Jamilia

how is your book coming along? I remember when I was in grade school I think english class my teacher asked me to write down my role model at the time; I wrote Oprah's name. It would be interesting to see the results you gather.

Who can tell the exact moment when the dam will burst. My book is progressing steadily but more importantly so am I am my writing career. It much more than a single book or even what I understand. You can get a good grasp of this experience by visiting two places: Eloquence: Rhythm & Renaissance-Personal Growth, Nature & Spirituality and Writer's Whirlpool | Where Personal Growth, Nature and Spirituality.... I am anticipating your feeback.

[Indubitable-Truth]

The Afrian Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
by Cheikh Anta Diop
Along with......
Stolen Legacy by George M. James.

[BlackQueen]

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa-Walter Rodney

[Nefertiti]

"The Gullah"...Dr.Afrika

[Prince]

The Black Jacobins

C.L.R James

&

The Iceman Inheritance

Michael Bradley


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Originally Posted by Indubitable-Truth

The Afrian Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality
by Cheikh Anta Diop

That's mos definitely one of my favorites.

[Revolutionary_Student]

William Styron's Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond
By Dr. John Henrik Clarke

[Langalibalele]

I've got to get "The Gullah", sounds very interesting and something that I need to catch up on. I've read Rodney and "Ten Black Writers Respond", two excellent works. "Ten Black Writers" gives that polemical run down on Styron's piece of trash fiction on Nat Turner; if you Google it you will see that the debate continues to rage. Oh, and CLR James, "The Black Jacobins"! Wow. My first introduction to uprisings and revolutions! Some folks have a problem with James' approach, that is, his emphasis on Toussaint L'Overture as leader of the revolt, but James does a great job, in my opinion, since he exposed the weakness of capitalism and colonialism while reminding us of this critical event in the progress of African people. A friend of mine stated that HAITI HAD THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL SLAVE REVOLT IN HISTORY. Awesome.

[Nefertiti]

Knowledgeable Brother Langalibalele "The Gullah" is interesting! its one for the collection!, And im gone have to definitely get up on what you've mentioned...Im currently reading..."The art of war"...SUN TZU

[Godssoulja]

Up From Here By Iyanla Vanzant

[Langalibalele]

Sista Nefertiti, Sun Tzu on the "Art of War"! His teaching is like Tai Chi: attack when the enemy is weak; fall back when he is strong; kno the lay of the land and never give the enemy the defensive advantage. Not only is Sun Tzu a great tactician, he gives us rules for living, working and playing. That's an awesome read!

As I go back over some of these posts, there are so many authors that I need to revisit! George GM James, the inestimable Diop. I don't kno if these authors are posted, but they produce some great writing: JA Rogers, Drusilla Dunjee Houston, Abdul Alkalimat, Bobby Seale, Na'im Akbar. Try Aimee Cesaire on for size, too.

Jean-Paul Sartre ("Sart") a frenchman, philosopher and stalwart anti-imperialist, wrote the Foreword to Fanon's major work, "Wretched of the Earth". Sartre opposed the French-Algerian War and exposed its atrocities, and played a similar protagonistic role when both the French and then the US were in Vietnam. His anti-imperialist stance on all major questions of the Twentieth Century earned him the hatred of the US; Sartre was honored by liberation movements everywhere. No matter how "black" you are, this is one european who deserves a ton of props.

Vo Nguyen Giap, Ho Chi Minh's general and architect of the Vietnamese wars against the French and US, wrote a number of bad ass books on Vietnam military history. Giap or Vo, don't kno which is his family name, must be one of the greatest military strategists of the last 100 years. Mao Zedong (formerly spelt "Tse Tung") wrote down his "Selected Military Writings", which have more to do with the political discipline of the Red Army. Like Mao, Amilcar Cabral wrote a number of books during Guinea-Bissau's guerrilla conflict with Portugal, but they deal very little with battlefield tactics and stratagems. Same goes for Fidel and Che Guevara. But for an understanding of the battlefield tactics and political structure of guerrilla movements in 20th Century Latin America, Regis DeBray catalogued a number of instances in interviews with Che, and DeBray also followed his command.

There is a book by a guy at the local library. Don't remember his name or the book title. But it essentially discusses military battles which changed history. At first I was like, what, no Hannibal crossing the Alps?! Then I caught on to what he was getting at: military battles which changed history (that might be the title, sumpin like that) are those in which the balance of power shifts or a power vacuum is created by two powers exhausting themselves thru war. So instead of Hannibal crossing the Alps, he had the Battle of Zama, which determined who would rule the Mediterranean, the Carthaginians or Rome. Plus other battles of the ancient world and thru medieval times, colonial times and right up to Dien Bien Phu. A great read for military enthusiasts.

Eduardo Galeano "Open Veins of Latin America". Galeano is a must read; his writing is poetic and polemic tour de force; he exposes Herbert Walker and United Fruit Company. Galeano's writing style makes reading history extremely interesting. Anybody who wants to become a good writer should read his work. But the way he puts it down will make you weep. And then it will make you outraged.

[Im The Truth]

I just finished reading Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington and Black Diamonds: The Wisdom of Booker T. Washington by Booker T. Washington.

Amazon.com: Black Diamonds: The Wisdom of Booker T. Washington: Booker T. Washington, Victoria Earle Matthews: Books

Amazon.com: Black Diamonds: The Wisdom of Booker T. Washington: Booker T. Washington, Victoria Earle Matthews: Books
Amazon.com: Black Diamonds: The Wisdom of Booker T. Washington: Booker T. Washington, Victoria Earle Matthews: Books

I'll have a post in my blog discussing the two books above.

I’m currently reading The Making of Black Revolutionaries by Jim (James) Forman.

Amazon.com: The Making of Black Revolutionaries: James Forman: Books

Amazon.com: The Making of Black Revolutionaries: James Forman: Books
Amazon.com: The Making of Black Revolutionaries: James Forman: Books