Denmark Vesey

Monday, March 01, 2010

Gee-Chee said...

Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties by Mike Marqusee

Gave this book away twice. Went through it a third time. Sitting here trying to decide what to quote from it but I highlighted just about the entire book. Phenomenal. A must read if you read the autobiography of Malcolm X. Marqusee covers Malcolm a good bit in this work. Beautiful work. He focuses on his political/social achievements more than anything else. Front cover is Malcolm & Ali.

Beautiful Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzK_C7UKrss&feature=related

5 comments:

Big Man said...: Global System of Black Supremacy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/8542694.stm; Mar 1, 2010, 11:33:00 AM
Denmark Vesey said...: ^^ Go' head Lil Bra & Lil Sista!!!

That's what I'm talking about.

That's good stuff Big Man.; Mar 1, 2010, 11:39:00 AM
hot "float like a butterfly" wax said...: DV, DV, DV......:),

Bra, you made my day!

Damm, what a joy to log back on and see my man's face on the top! Ali is the real deal. Being an anti Iraq War freedom fighter, I constantly share the video's below to any new soldiers and vets. This is when we had guts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUk5LRvzjmw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eLrJMb6wpk

Bitch slap Don King for me when you get some time.

Barry Sotero even tried to co-op him . No sir, ain't gonna happen:

http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2009/12/05/message-to-obama-you-cant-have-muhammad-ali/

The king is here! the king is here.

Rumble young man Rumble!

Ray Lewis on the right is cool also.; Mar 1, 2010, 2:30:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Ali boom ba yay!

KP; Mar 1, 2010, 5:41:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Redemption Song: Muhammad Ali and the Spirit of the Sixties by Mike Marqusee

Gave this book away twice. Went through it a third time. Sitting here trying to decide what to quote from it but I highlighted just about the entire book. Phenomenal. A must read if you read the autobiography of Malcolm X. Marqusee covers Malcolm a good bit in this work. Beautiful work. He focuses on his political/social achievements more than anything else. Front cover is Malcolm & Ali.

Beautiful Interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzK_C7UKrss&feature=related; Mar 1, 2010, 11:59:00 PM

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