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“Discurs Sur La Colonialisme” – Aime Cesaire (1955)
“The Wretched of The Earth” – Frantz Fanon (1961)
“Still Brave: The Evolution of Black Women’s Studies” – Frances Foster, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Stanlie M. James (2009)

A quick synopsis of the bulk of what materials I’ve been covering in preparation for my speech at Kennesaw State University’s (Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., Tau Zeta) “A Voice Of Color” Oratorical Contest February 23rd and presentation March 23rd at Clark Atlanta University’s 9th annual Walter Rodney Symposium. My speeches are on the existence of pseudo freedom, and the nexus between theory and practice in the role of revolution.

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“In The Matter of Color: Race & The American Legal Process”- A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. (1980)
“Days of Hope: Race and Democracy in the New Deal Era”  - Patricia Sullivan (1996)

These two texts play a large role in my speech for “A Voice Of Color”. The theme is to focus on the retrospect aspect of the trio of time, with the central question being: “Are we a people headed towards greatness, or a people headed towards destruction?” Though I find the question rather problematic and loaded, no doubt the above works will provide the historical analysis necessary for understanding where we are, how we got here, and where we’re going.

 The above text is a collection of writings/conversations of Walter Rodney’s.

 ”How Europe” is The definitive work in regards to the dependency view of development theory. To think it was casual reading at one point in the mid 70′s. A large portion of my studies of Walter Rodney are based in this text.

I have a very tough load ahead, but so far so good. I’m about 60% through each of these Pray I get my point across!

Best,
- Khalfani Lawson