One small point of correction, our beloved elder, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante (@Molefiasante) is still very much alive & breathing 😊
Fortunately for us, he remains one of the most charitable elders, when it comes to nurturing, and mentoring the next generation of Malcolm X’s; and we thank the ancestors that he is still here with us 🙏🏾
For those of you who are not familiar with Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, @ai_philly will be hosting him for a virtual fireside chat, this Sunday, May 24, at 3pm EST.
First Marc Lamont Hill, now this. Black Male Feminists are going out “Hella” bad this week 🤦🏾♂️
These dudes get around these bourgeois liberal feminist/queer circles & start buck dancing for nigg* trinkets & protest pu**y then get themselves caught up.
It never fails with these “Hella Black,” “Feminist AF,” “Listen to BW,” until they say NO, ass negroes 🤷🏿♂️
I wrote this tweet 10 days ago, when folks were first celebrating the removal of these racist relics from the past. Now today, I’m seeing calls coming from some well meaning folks (@Mysonne) for the removal of additional relics.
I’m sharing these clips with my Brother @Mysonne because I hate to see a brother with warrior energy, being misled into believing we can reform white society.
Listen to our ancestor Robert F. Williams, brother.
Did you know that August 13, 2020 marks 100-years of the Red, Black, and Green, a national symbol of race pride that was adopted by our ancestors a century ago?
Did you know that the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey led the largest global movement in history, teaching black people to be proud of their skin, their history, and their Afrikan features?
Most of the books on this list appear to be contemporary works. I’ve pulled together, below, a must read list of classic texts to help you make sense of this moment. With this foundation, you can ignore anything written in the last 30 years, because literally nothing has changed: