The terrible image of JoAnne Chesimard long portrayed by the media and the state is belied by her highly personal and political narrative. Assata Shakur describes the events that drove her to action, as well as the strengths, flaws, and final collapse of Black and White revolutionary groups at the hands of government authorities, with wit and candor. The outcome…
In 1967, this groundbreaking essay revealed the depths of institutional racism in the United States and laid out a radical political framework for change: real and permanent social change could only be achieved via African-American solidarity and independence from the current order. 25 years after it was originally published, this evocative testament of the civil rights struggle remains a work…
The New Humanity; Shackles; The Cultural Continuum; The Truth of Liars; Inner Vision; Black Capital; Racism, Colorism, and Power; blacks; I Am Not Ashamed; Dedication to an Afrikan; and Voices in the Tradition of the Afrikan Warrior are among the eleven articles included in this book.
