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Thanks for your insight, this makes it more interesting to read about and understand!

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What do you do with the reality that before he died, James Baldwin was calling on “non-participation” (i.e. complete withdrawal from the American system) as the form of protest that would ultimately be necessary? (Listen to his last speech at the national press club, in DC)

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Jan 18, 2023Liked by Free Black Thought

Hi, Eboo! Nice work and nice to see you again.

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Jan 18, 2023Liked by Free Black Thought

The right idea at the right time. Creative. Yes! 👏🇨🇦

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This is a perfectly fine essay, but is there room on Free Black Thought for more Free BLACK Thought? Occasional contributions from persons who are not of African descent are fine, especially when they are well reasoned. However, the title of this Sub-Stack is becoming increasingly irrelevant.

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Moreover, of all Black Leaders still alive, Farrakhan is the most credible when it comes to being FOR Black people.

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