Happy Black History month. For the people in the back, Happy Black History month. I will be celebrating ALL month. Just like AAPI, Women, Native American, Pride, Disability, and any other marginalized group!!! Check out black authors, biographies, fiction, graphic novels, critical race theory, or cookbooks. Don‘t forget to keep reading banned books!!!! #blm #readbannedbooks #black365 #resist
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.
pickThis is without a doubt one of the highlights of my reading year (at the very least). I picked this up without any specific expectations, and I am setting it down with an expanded view of the world. As much as I have read about systemic racism, the life of Malcolm X as it is written here deepened my understanding of the ways it affects people. I am in awe, also, of Malcolm‘s capacity for and willingness to change.⬇️
I‘m reading this for a banned book month program my local library is doing. I didn‘t know what to expect when I started it, but it is one of the most engaging books I‘ve read in quite some time. This is probably going to be a top favorite for the year. I‘m so thankful that my library has programs that inspire me to engage with books in such a meaningful way.
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 👇
