We’ve discussed these events a few times on the Current Events show, but I wanted to compile some videos and images to help promote the books, the discussions, and hopefully help garner interest for an expanded tour!
Kwame Shakur is the Minister of Culture of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party. He penned “My Search for Answers, Truth and Meaning” which he did an appearance on the For We Are Many Podcast to promote:
From the back cover of his book:
“How does the criminal mentality come about, and when does a person develop one? How then, does that mentality become transformed into a revolutionary one? Kwame Shakur’s autobiography answers these important questions and much more. From the very first page, where he robs a bank at the tender age of 19, to his transformation into a revolutionary through the self-education he gives himself while serving his time in prison. It was by no accident that upon leaving prison, he becomes the Minister of Culture of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party. It is there, where he shares what he discovered long ago in a supermax prison cell in order to prevent our young people from enduring what he had to go through to become what he is today… His search for answers, truth, and meaning.”
Kwame’s book can be purchased here.
Hy Thurman did a radio interview last year discussing his book “Revolutionary Hillbilly: Notes From the Struggle at the Edge of the Rainbow” on WZRD Chicago
From the back cover:
“The book you have in your hands is a history book, an organizer’s notebook, and an autobiography. These are stories of unity against poverty and racism. Hy Thurman is a hillbilly and revolutionary organizer. As a co-founder of the Young Patriots Organization, Thurman helped organize poor white communities in alliance with the Illinois Black Panther Party and the Young Lords Organization during the sixties. He is an educator who got his schooling in the fields of Tennessee, his PhD on the streets of Chicago, and his hunger for justice in the back of a patrol car. Revolutionary Hillbilly is unique because it is a first-person chronicle of the unfolding of landmark events of the 1960s. Hy Thurman’s book provides an insiders view of how coalitions can form and the group dynamics that can keep these movements vibrant. It is an invaluable resource for historians and activists alike.”
Hy’s book can be purchased here.
Keep an eye open for any events coming your way soon, and we’ll try to keep you updated as information becomes available.
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