ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In 1968, revolutionary freedom fighter Grace Lee Boggs wrote an essay speaking to the definition and need for a Black Revolution. She provides us with a grounded assessment of what a revolution in the US means for our collective work. In this episode, Revolutionary Baddies dissect her essay, which is featured in “Black Women: An Anthology” by Toni Cade Bambara. Grace Lee Boggs was a Chinese-American organizer, writer, and educator moving through and with the Black Liberation Struggle in 1940s- 1970s. She advocated for evolution and developed a reputation alongside her husband, James Boggs, who was also a revolutionary organizer in Detroit. More than ever, the political and economic climate is calling for a new sense of urgency and a deeper understanding of what a revolution requires.
Questions for our listeners
Who will lead the revolution?
Links for the show: Season 2. Episode 20
W.E.B.Dubois: A Rebel With A Cause. Full Documentary
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs. Full Documentary
The Black Woman: An Anthology by Toni Cade Bambara
The American Revolution: Pages from a Negro Worker’s Notebook by James Boggs
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