Post a book that ALL Black folks need to read

[BlackMajik]

I can't recite the exact arguments from the book since I read it about 8 years ago. As I vaguely recall, he thought that Garvey was highly naive in his calls for an exodus back to Africa.

Cruse quotes a speech Garvey made before a black audience in 1922:

"When I came down here [from New York City to Raleigh, North Carolina] I had to get on a white man’s train, on a white man’s railroad. I landed in a white man’s town, came out here on a white man’s car, and am now speaking from a white man’s platform. Where do you Negroes come in? If I had depended on getting here on anything that you have furnished I would have been walking for six months."

He felt statements like this were pompous. He didn't believe Garvey had a strong enough grasp of the black American condition and believed that his prescriptions were highly flawed.

I really can't do much justice to his argument after all this time. I didn't agree with all of Cruse's arguments but it's still a fascinating read. I need to pick it back up and read it again.

Yea I see no problem with that Garvey quote

 

[Suicide King]

Learn the basics of money and economics. Its not about getting rich quick, its about being knowledgeable.

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[OsO]

not sure if they've been posted, but this first one was probably the most influential "black" book ive read since autobiography of malcolm x

this second one is a must have also. it's our entire history from our perspective. or the closest thing we have to it.

 

[Crakface]

Man fukk all these self esteem books

 

[thekingsmen]

It's not the Wendy Williams show.


It's intellectual criticism with Cruse's own recommendations for black economic empowerment. Trust me it's a great read. Here's a recent review.

No one said anything about it being a bad book . Criticism is good but dissing the men just the diss them is wack.

 

[Bondye Vodou]

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

one of the fist books i read cover to cover.

 

[Primetime21]

So many great drops in here

One of the best books I've ever read. Bought it 3 times cause the first two times I let friends read it and never got it back

Have you read any of her other books? If so How does this rank against them? I've read Dawn and Parable of the Sower, the latter being my favorite. It would make for a great film I think

not a black history book, but it's an alternative history novel written by a black author

both are dope and very well written imo

I got Powernomics on deck, gonna check these two out as well. I might need to take a hiatus soon


The autobiography of Malcolm X was posted somewhere in here..the version by Marable, a life of reinvention is also a worthwhile read. The original by Haley excludes such info like X organizing a hit squad to take out LAPD in broad daylight

 

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[MrFettuccinnePockets]

Great Thread

 

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[ThaBoyBam]

 

[ltheghost]

Great thread brehs. I was just looking for new books to read.

 

[Catatafish]

Everyone needs to read Dune at some point in their lives.

 

[Crucial]