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henkoff's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
bloomingminds77's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
dee21's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
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sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
beblackbeloved's review against another edition
4.0
Many people misunderstand The Black Panther Party. From why it was founded, to the lives of its members. Even those with the best intentions, often reduce the organization to black leather jackets, berets, and guns. 'Revolutionary Suicide' offers something deeper. Something that you cannot get from Netflix documentaries, and threads on Twitter. Huey P. Newton was a person that truly thought about everything, and you can tell this by the way he often goes on tangents throughout this book. He wasn't a man who didn't claim to hold all of life's knowledge, he was actively searching for answers himself. From teaching himself to read after high school, to starting dialogue with other prisons during his lengthy trials - one thing you can take away from 'Revolutionary Suicide' is the need for community if we want true revolution.
kingkong's review against another edition
4.0
Good book to read if you want Huey P Newton to tell you how cool and smart and great he was
dexcg's review against another edition
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Newton’s analysis of the intersections between class and race consistently impresses me because of how intentionally and effectively he put his philosophy into action through the Party. I love the idea that neither he nor the Party would ever make decisions based on the popular opinion of the moment but would rather have their stances validated over time because they spent so much effort making the right decisions. At times, Newton’s sexism and homophobia are exposed in his writing (although he does reflect on his sexism, in fairness), his compassionate view of the world and willingness to stand with his people are the themes that shine. I’m looking forward to reading Elaine Brown’s A Taste of Power to get my impression of Newton turned asunder by a woman who actually worked with and knew him intimately, but for now I’m feeling inspired by the politics present in Revolutionary Suicide (even if I’m not 100% on Newton’s bleak application of the titular concept).
sanareading's review against another edition
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5.0
everyone should read
spoerk's review against another edition
4.0
I think this is something that people need to read.
I learned a lot. More than I can write here. Because this book creates a dialogue. You need to react to this book out loud. It begs you to argue with its ideas.
It also shows the contemporary reader how little things have changed in the police vs black man. And if this white woman can see that, I cannot even fathom how horrible the reality is.
Read this.
I learned a lot. More than I can write here. Because this book creates a dialogue. You need to react to this book out loud. It begs you to argue with its ideas.
It also shows the contemporary reader how little things have changed in the police vs black man. And if this white woman can see that, I cannot even fathom how horrible the reality is.
Read this.