Revolutionary suicide
by Huey P. Newton · first published 1973
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The searing, visionary memoir of founding Black Panther Huey P. Newton, in a dazzling graphic package Eloquently tracing the birth of a revolutionary, Huey P. Newton's famous and oft-quoted autobiography is as much a manifesto as a portrait of the inner circle of America's Black Panther Party. From Newton's impoverished childhood on the streets of Oakland to his adolescence and struggles with the system, from his role in the Black Panthers to his solitary confinement in the Alameda County Jail, Revolutionary Suicide is smart, unrepentant, and thought-provoking in its portrayal of inspired radi
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…HNer and I shared some books: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23399364 Adding to it though, other excellent books and writers I think any ally should find the time to read: Roots - Alex Haley Revolutionary Suicide - Huey P. Newton Locking Up Our Own - James S. Foreman Negroland - Margo Jefferson A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry Where we Stand - bell hooks The Future of the Race - Henry Louis Gates…
on “Black HN: What can allies do to support you?” ↗…in California include Ruth Wilson Gilmore, The Golden Gulag https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520242012/golden-gulag Huey P Newton (co-founder of the Black Panther Party in Oakland, CA October 1966) Revolutionary Suicide, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_Suicide Malcolm Harris, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/malcolm-harris/palo-alto/... Mike…
on “Silicon Valley’s Vast Wealth Disparity Deepens as Poverty Increased” ↗