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BLACK ROUTES
Legacy of African Diaspora
(2007)
by
Brian A.
Belton
price:
UK pounds £10.99
US dollars
$15.99
Paperback
216 pages
228 x
152mm
978-1-870518-92-5
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Black Routes: Legacy of African Diaspora
is a collection of commentaries and biographies featuring a distinguished
group of Black theorists, writers and influential social revolutionaries.
It encompasses some well-known and seminal figures from the African Diaspora
– from both sides of the Atlantic – such as Bernie Grant and Kwame Toure.
Cultural studies, poetry and political activism are represented by the likes
of Stuart Hall, Gwendolyn Brooks and Ericka Huggins, respectively. The
graceful yet revolutionary voices of Assata Shakur and Michael Akintaro are
set alongside the promotion of creative dissidence as espoused by Nawal
al-El Saadawi, the examination of Eldridge Cleaver’s ‘politics of
redemption’ and Hanan Ashrawi’s ethic of Amanha (trust). Africa is
represented by Peter Mokaba and Joe Slovo, and the transformation of sport
to education for life is embodied in the former West Ham United footballer
and American National Coach, Clive Charles.
Black Routes is a celebration of these principled individuals
whose commitment to the rejection of oppression deserves wider
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