Black Reader I: On Searching for Radical Connections

by Prince Shakur

In part one of this collection, Shakur explores the labyrinth of Black masculinity, guided by the spirits of luminaries like Huey P. Newton and Bob Marley, his own sociopolitical comings of age, and questions of radical possibilities for what manhood and liberation can mean. In part two, he draws vital connections between Black and Palestinian liberation. These essays illuminate the profound impact of gendered realities on the tapestry of Black culture, life, and resistance through a queer and radical lens; and why Blackness is aligned with so many freedom struggles, including the Palestinian struggle for liberation.

90 pages, Paperback

Published June 17, 2024

About the author

Prince Shakur is a queer, Jamaican-American author, freelance journalist, videomaker, and NY Times recognized organizer. His writings range from op-eds in Teen Vogue to features on the violent impacts of policing and cultural essays that delve into black icons, like Bob Marley or Huey Newton. In 2017, his video series, Two Woke Minds, earned him the Rising Star Grant from GLAAD. As an organizer, he brought Black Lives Matter to his university campus, organized for labor rights in Seattle, disrupted a Bill Clinton speech in 2016, did solidarity work at the US/Mexican border, and organized with Black Queer Intersectional Collective during the height of the George Floyd protests.

His work, whether literary, visual, or grassroots, is stepped in his commitment to black liberation, prison abolition, and queer resilience.

Reviews

[jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read!! To topical especially considering the climate of America in the international scene, Prince brings a sobering and enlightened perspective to a world alight with shame and degradation.