Im A Child Of The Civil Rights

Remember, We're Talking [in The Black Power Mixtape] About 1967, The Year Before [martin Luther] King's Assassination. We're Talking About The Emergence Of Black Power, Which Is A Discussion King Mentioned In His Last Book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos Or Community? We're Talking About The Meaning Of Black Power And The Possibility That It Alienated Our Supporters, Both White And Black.

The Civil Rights Movement Didn't Deal With The Issue Of Political Disenfranchisement In The Northern Cities. It Didn't Deal With The Issues That Were Happening In Places Like Detroit, Where There Was A Deep Process Of Deindustrialization Going On.

Hollywood Is Designed To Check The Box Office On Monday Morning And See: "how'd We Do? How Much?" It's Another Facet Of This Whole Culture Of Accumulation And Consumption. Black People Are Caught Up In It, White People Are Caught Up In It, White Actors, Black Actors, Female Actresses - Everybody's Caught Up In It.

What He [barack Obama] Does To Change The World - That's What's Important.

I Was Involved With The Anti-apartheid Movement Through My Work As An Artist And Also Through My Political Commitment.