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Summary: thats it!!!!
Review: a friend suggested this book to me and i have since thanked him.when reading material of this sort,my primary interest/query is to know the provocation for a chosen lifestyle/commitment.Ms.Shakur touches on those very succintly,from early childhood thru high school and college. I also appreciated her candor/honesty in depicting the structural and ideological reasons for the eventual demise of the BP's.
For any culture,educating our young about the past and those before us,the tools used,the effectiveness of them,the views then vs. the present and how effectively and procedurally to produce at least dialogue,if not change, is of utmost importance. Ms.Shakur explained very well her self-identity process.
I felt the book lacked a proper ending ie.what is she doing now,but more importantly, the proffering of wisdom was sadly missing.What does she want us to take from this book.An autobiography cannot just be merely a statement of facts,but should include an epilogue.
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Summary: Somewhat of a letdown
Review: After much anticipation and hearing rave reviews, this book left me wanting more. I felt like there were missing pieces in the Panther years. Flashbacks and the trials were highlighted, but Assata's involvement in the Panther movement wasn't nearly as detailed as I would have liked.
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Summary: Realism
Review: After wanting to learn more and more about this sister i came upon this book. After picking it up it was hard to put it down. This book dealt with the trials and tribulations of life (the real part) and it gives better inspiration for the spirit of women and courage. Altogether it gives focus on not so many public or media acitvists that played a major role in the continuing struggle for freedom by the people and for the people another book recommended is about a panther named William Lee Brent. Everyone reading this be peaceful and keep a focused mind,Assalaamu-Alaykium
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Summary: Just Read It
Review: All i have to say is read the book. its good. i couldnt put it down.
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Summary: well-rounded
Review: Assata gives a truthful account of this lesser-known Black Panther. When I first heard the name Assata Shakur, I assumed she was related to Tupac Shakur. There's no mention of any rapper here, but readers can appreciate Shakur donates a plain-written glimpse of her Panther comrades, her only daughter, and other issues that fill her vivid life.
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Summary: Life Changing
Review: Assata gives us a clear look not only into her life and what led her to become a Black revolutionary, but in doing so she reminds us of the injustices that Blacks and other people of color face of a daily basis. Even though most of her experiences are based in the late 60's and early 70's it is scary because we all too often see the exact same things going on today letting us know that we still have a long way to go in terms of race relations in the U.S. Anyone with an ounce of concern for social and racial justice will most definitely be inspired to act and contribute to a cause other than capitalism.
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Summary: Assata - great book, radical and moving
Review: Assata has it all. Not any member of the Black Panthers (which would probably be a good story by itself), but a strong, poetic, female Panther who is tried again and again by the FBI and survives each time until she escapes prison. She grows up and develops her principles. She helps start Panther programs in her community. She wittnesses the FBI's spies in the organization and how well they disrupt it. She is framed and arrested. She is convicted of murder and sent to the highest security prison. She escapes. >> This is all revealed on the back and does not ruin the story. Assata wrote this herself and mixes between the story of being beaten by police while in a hospital with her family, childhood, working, college and Panther experiences and begins each chapter with her poetry. Everyone should see Assata's perspective. It is guaranteed to stun you , move you and make you think. Everyone should read this.
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Summary: the power of the people
Review: Assata Shakur documented her life and, through this incredibly moving autiobiography, takes us with her throughout the torment and anguish she suffered as a revolutionary. Assata is eloquent and articulate; the connection with us, as her audience, draws us into the struggle before we even realize there is the need. It is life-stories published, such like this one, that solidify the words of the people. FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL! and keep learning...
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Summary: An excellent companion autobiography
Review: Assata Shankur's Assata (074-3) is an excellent companion autobiography, also telling of an involvement with the party. Her personal, political autobiography reveals her life of activism and the evolution of the Party as it interacted with both whites and the government.
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Summary: A real page-turner!
Review: Assata, is an autobiography that travels at a fast pace and it's hard to put down because you will truly anticipate the conclusion. The book Assata gives great insight into the role that women played in the Black Panther Party and contrary to popular belief the women did not take the back seat. The book is a journey through Assata's life. As a child she lived with her mother in New York and came down South (Wilmington, North Carolina to be exact) to visit her grandparents in the summer. In Wilmington--home of the "Wilmington 10" and an 1898 coup d'etat(if you don't know about these events please ask somebody)--she got a first hand view of segregation. It is my opinion that her experiences as a child down South made her aware of the struggle of Black people. She went through various rebellious phases as a young adult and eventually found her way to the Black Panther Party. From this point forward you begin to see through the eyes of a comrade in th! is movement. The book deals with her expereinces with COINTELPRO (the U.S. counterintelligence program created to destablize certain civil rights organizations, particularly the BPP) to an incident on a New Jersey turnpike that leaves two highway patrolmen dead. Although she was sentenced to life in prison, she now resides in Cuba. To find out how she wound up there, I guess you will have to read the book. Among other reasons, this book continues to be timely and relevant because Assata continues to be a war cry for supporters of tightened sanctions against "Castro's Cuba".
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