Black intellectualism is more than big (male) egos

This nation does not take kindly to honest talk from black folks who speak cogently about the sinister machinations of race and power that underlie everyday life in America. To assume the designation of "black public intellectual," one must possess a certain courageousness of spirit to off...

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Published in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2015-06, p.B4
Main Author: Isoke, Zenzele
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American scholars
African Americans
Citizen Participation
Cleaver, Eldridge
Delany, Martin Robison (1812-1885)
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Dyson, Michael Eric
Gifted
Hamer, Fannie Lou (1917-1977)
Intellectuals
Lorde, Audre
Malcolm X
Men
Newton, Huey P (1942-1989)
Self esteem
Sister Souljah (Lisa Williamson)
Social aspects
Social Theories
Ture, Kwame (Stokely Carmichael) (1941-1998)
West, Cornel
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Summary:This nation does not take kindly to honest talk from black folks who speak cogently about the sinister machinations of race and power that underlie everyday life in America. To assume the designation of "black public intellectual," one must possess a certain courageousness of spirit to offer one's own genius to a bitter world that despises ideas as much as it relies upon them. It is a radical act of vulnerability, and for black people, it requires a willingness to take and issue verbal beatings that are reminiscent of the times of slavery.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362