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Jan 21, 2016 03:18PM
Rolicia and Lee will be reading Between the World and Me.
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I'm done with Part 1. Ready to discount when you are. It's a very Poweful read!
I just finished listening to the audio. I wish I had waited, then I could have been part of the buddy read. Very powerful reading. I think it says more than The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness because it is so personal.
Hey Lee! Sorry I've been quiet. I've been super busy with events this month. I will read part 1 today and be ready tomorrow to discuss. I'm a very fast reader.
Lee wrote: "I'm done with Part 1. Ready to discount when you are. It's a very Poweful read!"I'm almost finished with Part 2. I live in Baltimore and one of the blocks that went up in flames during the uprising last April was a block over from my house. Coates talks about the way I remember Baltimore growing up and it resonates with me strongly. I feel like we were both on a similar journey to learn the history of our people not taught in schools.
I need to organize my thoughts when I get home because I could ramble on and on about how I'm living what he's writing about and how the liveliness of the Baltimore of the 1990's is so vastly different from the emptiness of the Baltimore of today.
One other thing: he speaks about how Baltimore is a bit unique in the fact that the citizens will fight back against oppression and injustice. I think he compares it to DC/PG Country. Again, I'm just spilling thoughts right now. I will reorganize and come back. :)
Part 1Starting out he states that the constitution wasn't meant for "us". Do you agree? My thoughts are, being that Slaves had no rights when it was made, how could it be?
I am new to GR and don't know if I'm supposed to respond also, but in case it is okay, I agree that the constitution does not have our interests at heart. If I should not be in this discussion, my apologies.
Dosha you can join any discussion. The more the better. lol
Great! I have to say I have already finished this book (I listened to the audio) and it was wonderful. I enjoyed his message more than I expected to. I was proud that this author took the time to explain his experiences to his son and offer hope during times that look increasingly gloomy. To me the message is clear that we need to get our strength from one another and not depend on any help from the laws created to help white people. Can we change the existing laws to include us?
Oh, the Constitution was meant for us....to keep us oppressed.
Coates speaks at length about his experiences at Howard. How do you think HBCUs help Black people combat the societal norms that the "Dreamers" continue to uphold?
I'm a true believer in HBCU's! I'm a proud graduate of the oldest HBCU'S (Shaw University). I have also experienced what Coates calls the, "Mecca". It gives you a sense of pride and intellect of your heritage that you may not get from a non-HBCU. It helps in driving your dreams into reality.
Lee wrote: "I'm a true believer in HBCU's! I'm a proud graduate of the oldest HBCU'S (Shaw University). I have also experienced what Coates calls the, "Mecca". It gives you a sense of pride and intellect of yo..."I hate to expose my ignorance, but what does HBCU mean?
No worries. HBCU'S- Historical Black College Universities
Lee wrote: "No worries. HBCU'S- Historical Black College Universities"
Ah. Thank you. I wish I had been able to go to one. I got the most money from a local University (Tufts) and I was pretty lonely.
Patt 1 p. 70. Holds a very important quote.
"Never forget that we were slaves longer then we have been free"!
p. 56 & 64
I loved how he talked about each of the few women he dated, and that he learned something from them all.
Lee wrote: "Patt 1 p. 70. Holds a very important quote.
"Never forget that we were slaves longer then we have been free"!
I listened to the audio, so I don't have page numbers but his use of the term penal warehousing struck a nerve with me. It has been with me since I finished the book.
p. 56 & 64
I loved how he talked about each of the few women he dated, and that h..."
