I‘m spending a few hours with the Spike Lee film this morning. It‘s interesting to note what details from the book have become focal points of the film. This is from the scene when the Fruit of Islam representatives demand medical care for a victim of police brutality. This moment seems to be portrayed as having greater importance than in the book. I‘d love to read something that puts these moments into context with their impact on the movement.
so-soSubtitle is four speeches. Feels like a more descriptive subtitle would read: four sermons. There are some very memorable, recognizable quotes pulled from this collection. X makes some powerful arguments, and I recognize how much Islam was a part of this man's life for a crucial period of his life, but it felt like what he was attempting to communicate was so often throttled by his obligation to preach. 1/?
pickI have so many thoughts and feelings about this. The language is interesting, a time capsule of how people spoke in the 1960s, the book feels intimate, like Malcolm is sitting you down and walking you through his life. I am so impressed with his ability to look over the different eras in his life and look at his actions, emotions, and thoughts in a balanced and reflective way. You can see his growth, and he can too. Normally I do not think 👇
Language is interesting to me, there are some words that I am sure we do not use the same, and some words I thought were very new ideas so it is a bit jarring to see ideas of "reverse-racism" and people throwing "red flags" in X's writing.
"When my mother was pregnant with me, she told me later , a party of hooded Ku Klux Klan riders galloped up to our home in Omaha, Nebraska."
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It is Black History Month in the US. I have 3 books I want to focus on this year
Ward - I have read 2 of her books and I am excited to read this one that is supposed to have a bit of magical realism in it.
Saying It Loud - I have known for a long while that the Black Panthers were doing amazing good works I want to get into this and learn more
Malcolm - having read many biographies on him I need to get to his own words.
pickWhile the subject was to be the relationship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali, this book encompassed the trials and triumphs of many Black musicians, celebrities, and athletes. It isn‘t hard to determine the Author‘s blind spots but he encouraged the charisma of Muhammad Ali to shine through his prose. A much more complex look at the sixties than I had expected. #Nonfictionovember
