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dawnshaee's review against another edition
5.0
I’m not sure how anyone could rate this book less than five stars. Also, five stars isn’t enough for how well Huey painted his life experiences up to and during the Black Panther Party era.
To understand the black community, is to understand the history and how disheartening it is to see how hard our predecessors fought for revolutionary change and we are still fighting for it to this day. As I read along, I understood Huey’s heightened sense of self and community awareness but also why so many people seen it as arrogance. The fight will always been seen as arrogant or overtly dismissed by those who don’t put in the effort to comprehend, empathize, or are uncomfortable knowing that there is always room for criticism.
Huey P. Newton was remarkable, even through his pride growing up and his sense of self worth in the journey to manhood. This is a must read and I wouldn’t be mad if it became apart of the public school curriculum - this is foundational knowledge. The way that Huey has been painted as an agitated aggressor throughout the decades does not sit right with me. But, I’m so fortunate to have read this as a means to debunk all of the fallacies that the mainstream and US history teachers have told about this man.
To understand the black community, is to understand the history and how disheartening it is to see how hard our predecessors fought for revolutionary change and we are still fighting for it to this day. As I read along, I understood Huey’s heightened sense of self and community awareness but also why so many people seen it as arrogance. The fight will always been seen as arrogant or overtly dismissed by those who don’t put in the effort to comprehend, empathize, or are uncomfortable knowing that there is always room for criticism.
Huey P. Newton was remarkable, even through his pride growing up and his sense of self worth in the journey to manhood. This is a must read and I wouldn’t be mad if it became apart of the public school curriculum - this is foundational knowledge. The way that Huey has been painted as an agitated aggressor throughout the decades does not sit right with me. But, I’m so fortunate to have read this as a means to debunk all of the fallacies that the mainstream and US history teachers have told about this man.
bhbolivar's review against another edition
5.0
Equally heartbreaking, inspiring, and informative. Honestly a privilege to get such an intimate look into the mind of Huey P. Newton.
berto's review against another edition
4.0
As much as this is a book about Huey Newton, it also serves as a good introduction to the origins of the Black Panther Party and their struggles during the height of their popularity.
I can’t really say too much other than Huey’s thought has changed the way I say radical organizing today. The book is still extremely relevant to creating change outside a state apparatus doing everything it can to crush you.
I can’t really say too much other than Huey’s thought has changed the way I say radical organizing today. The book is still extremely relevant to creating change outside a state apparatus doing everything it can to crush you.
ibk's review against another edition
5.0
It's hard to articulate how magnificent I thought this book was.
Huey's mind was... so sharp and incredible. And he has this ability to articulate some of the most raw emotions and the most complicated philosophies, buried under layers of societal & institutional oppression, as if they were truths coming from the cosmos themselves. Huey articulated his personal journey and the intimacies within them to make it feel like you were in his body during his experiences. Something about the relatability really stood out. But what's awesome is that within his journey he would interject these seeds of brilliant philosophy effortlessly in his narrative. And there was so much to unpack in each of these moments
Needless to say I hold this book in the highest possible regard.
Huey's mind was... so sharp and incredible. And he has this ability to articulate some of the most raw emotions and the most complicated philosophies, buried under layers of societal & institutional oppression, as if they were truths coming from the cosmos themselves. Huey articulated his personal journey and the intimacies within them to make it feel like you were in his body during his experiences. Something about the relatability really stood out. But what's awesome is that within his journey he would interject these seeds of brilliant philosophy effortlessly in his narrative. And there was so much to unpack in each of these moments
Needless to say I hold this book in the highest possible regard.
almendra's review against another edition
4.0
This text should certainly be required reading in school. And since that will never be, all people of color should, and encourage their children to, read this text. There is beauty in the struggle and in the developmental process of his ideology. His eloquence is all the more impressive because he was essentially self-taught. Where would the world be, were we all more like Huey? I hope to live to find out.
viralmysteries's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting first-person narrative from the famous co-founder of the Black Panther Party about his life, his radicalization, and what it was like to see the Panthers rise and ultimately fall. It's very detailed, sometimes to the point of tangents and boredom, but overall, an interesting story. I'm always fascinated with stories about big social movements from the past, especially the BPP, as it was the last major left wing mass movement since the present day. I think we have a lot to learn, both in what to do and in what not to do, from them. I think this book goes a decent way towards that.
kelam715's review against another edition
5.0
My review here: https://beingfictional.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/revolutionary-suicide/
kianaolea's review against another edition
5.0
i wanted to insert a quote i really liked from the book in this review but then i realized i couldn’t quote a whole book so here we are
BUT i will include this one; “... the United States is an empire, not a nation, and the way prisoners and minorities are treated here has a definite relation to the way the American power structure treats people around the world.”
this autobiography is freaking amazing from beginning to end and this ~review~ isn’t gonna do it any justice because it was just that good so please read it!
BUT i will include this one; “... the United States is an empire, not a nation, and the way prisoners and minorities are treated here has a definite relation to the way the American power structure treats people around the world.”
this autobiography is freaking amazing from beginning to end and this ~review~ isn’t gonna do it any justice because it was just that good so please read it!
cassssss's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
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