What Are You Reading... and Why?

asarhondo · 12-21-2011, 12:46 PM

Re-Reading "The Destruction of Black Civilization" by Chancellor Williams.

Why?

I want to make sure I had a good idea of the African epochs. I also wanted to re-read what were and are the Black collectives weaknesses so as not to replicate them. Waiting to receive via mail "I Write What I Like" by Steve Biko...can't wait.

**tare** · 12-21-2011, 03:23 PM

UNIA-ACL constitution and by laws. Im reading it because our ancestors have developed a working model. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, just pick up where they left off. As far as books, 'The illustrated guide to edible wild plants'. Think thats self explanatory. 'The mission, the men, and me. Lessons from a former delta force commander'. Reading that to study my enemy, his capacity and capabilities and approcahes to conducting operations. 'African Religion and Philosophy', by John S. Mbiti. Reading that one to bring further clarity to my experience as an Afrikan and how we traditionally interact with the world around us from this fundamental base of our relationship to Oludumare, nananom Orisha kwk.

**Obadele Kambon** · 12-21-2011, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by tare

UNIA-ACL constitution and by laws. Im reading it because our ancestors have developed a working model. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, just pick up where they left off. As far as books, 'The illustrated guide to edible wild plants'. Think thats self explanatory. 'The mission, the men, and me. Lessons from a former delta force commander'. Reading that to study my enemy, his capacity and capabilities and approcahes to conducting operations. 'African Religion and Philosophy', by John S. Mbiti. Reading that one to bring further clarity to my experience as an Afrikan and how we traditionally interact with the world around us from this fundamental base of our relationship to Oludumare, nananom Orisha kwk.

Very well-rounded list!

**Yaw Agbede** · 12-21-2011, 09:10 PM

Just started christaller's Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language - letter A. I'm feeling like Malcolm X in prison!

asarhondo · 12-28-2011, 04:18 AM

Just started to peruse “I write what I like” by Steve Biko, received it two days ago. I am amazed that Biko’s ideas are not taught in Azania (South Africa). I need to read the book fully so as to give a proper review. Here is an excerpt that I find very poignant and relevant.

“The basic problem in South Africa has been analyzed by liberal whites as being apartheid. They argue that in order to oppose it we have to form non-racial groups. Between these two extremes, they claim, lies the land of milk and honey for which we are working. The thesis, the anti-thesis and the synthesis have been mentioned by some great philosophers as the cardinal points around which any social revolution revolves. For the liberals, the thesis is apartheid, the anti-thesis is non racialism, but the synthesis is very feebly defined. They want to tell the blacks that they see integration as the ideal solution. Black consciousness defines the situation differently. The thesis is in fact a strong white racism and therefore, the antithesis to this must, ipso facto, be a strong solidarity amongst the blacks on whom this white racism seeks to prey.” Steven Biko "I write what I like"

**AkosuaCP** · 05-11-2012, 04:25 AM

I'm reading African Origins of the Major World Religions and another book by Chika Onyeani, these are the first in my new reading pattern~

**Jujamea** · 05-11-2012, 07:10 AM

Metu Neter Vol. 4 by Ra Un Nefer Amen -Ausarian initiation work.
CCENT/CCNA ICND1 640-822 Official Cert Guide, 3rd Edition By Wendell Odom - working on my Computer Network Engineer Cert
CCDA 640-864 Official Cert Guide, 4th Edition by Anthony Bruno, Steve Jordan. working on my Computer Network Design Engineer Cert
The Intelligent Investor by benjamin graham -working on a investment portfolio and need some insight on how the system works
Blueprint for Black Power -Amos Wilson (on going) - Title says it all

**pyvsi** · 05-11-2012, 09:08 AM

Preserving Food Without Canning or Freezing -- for the most basic of basics that most of our generation has missed out on.

**tafarimelisizwe** · 05-14-2012, 10:33 PM

"They Came Before Columbus" By Ivan Van Sertima (2nd Time); in preparation for leading a workshop titled the same thing for young Afrikans I work with

and,"Decolonizing the African Mind" by Chinweizu... Easily one of the most slept on authors by young folks today! Reading it for the purpose as alluded to in it's title... Working to Decolonize the African Mind

**tafarimelisizwe** · 05-14-2012, 10:38 PM

You also might be interested in checking out an essay by Ayi Kwe Armah called Statements, Psuedo-Statements and Counter-Statements, found in his collection of essays entitled, "Remembering the Dismembered Continent".

Originally Posted by tare

UNIA-ACL constitution and by laws. Im reading it because our ancestors have developed a working model. We don't need to reinvent the wheel, just pick up where they left off. As far as books, 'The illustrated guide to edible wild plants'. Think thats self explanatory. 'The mission, the men, and me. Lessons from a former delta force commander'. Reading that to study my enemy, his capacity and capabilities and approcahes to conducting operations. 'African Religion and Philosophy', by John S. Mbiti. Reading that one to bring further clarity to my experience as an Afrikan and how we traditionally interact with the world around us from this fundamental base of our relationship to Oludumare, nananom Orisha kwk.