“Our unity shocked them and we should continue to shock the white man by working together.” (Set the Night on Fire)” Human RightsLos AngelesBlack Lives MatterJim CrowMass IncarcerationMalcolm XAfrican American Studies Author:Malcolm X
“Malcolm spent much of May speaking to large crowds at church meetings and Sunday rallies, repeatedly emphasizing that the Muslims were not at war with the police, but rather that the police were at war with the Black community as a whole.” HistoryHuman RightsLos AngelesBlack Lives MatterCivil Rights MovementJim CrowMass IncarcerationMalcolm XAfrican American Studies Author:Mike Davis, John Wiener
“For more than a half century, the Right has waged a relentless campaign against the goals and achievements of the Sixties’ movements for racial, social and economic equality. From Reagan to Trump, there has been an endless hammering away at caricatures of dopey hippies, traitorous peace protestors, bra-burning feminists, dangerous Black radicals, and commissars of political correctness.” HistoryCrimeHuman RightsCivil RightsLos AngelesBlack Lives MatterJim CrowMass IncarcerationCriminal Justice ReformAfrican American Studies Author:Mike Davis, John Wiener
“He didn’t proselytize at the get-togethers,” Otis recalled. “His talks with us dealt with standing together, respecting our traditions, defending our communities, treating our women with love and care, being responsible toward our children and not taking abuse from the racists in our society.” (On Malcolm X)” Los AngelesBlack Lives MatterJim CrowMass IncarcerationMalcolm XCriminal Justice ReformAfrican American Studies Author:Mike Davis, John Wiener
“Recent sociological findings indicate that while "whites have largely abandoned principled racism... they have not necessarily given up negative racial stereotypes" or "negative sentiments and beliefs about African Americans.” MedicineAfrican American StudiesMedical Anthropology Book:Black and Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism Source: Black and Blue: The Origins and Consequences of Medical Racism
“An HBCU that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant. An African American Studies class that is not inherently revolutionary in 2016 is irrelevant.” EducationTeachingCollegeActivismRevolutionaryAfrican American StudiesHbcu Author:Darnell Lamont Walker