All Revolutionaries Ain’t Built the Same

Black Radical:
The Education of an American Revolutionary, 1946-1968
Author: Nelson Peery
Publisher: The New Press, 2007
 
 
 
Black Radical: The Education of an American Revolutionary follows author Nelson Peery’s journey as a political revolutionary in the post-World War II era. The memoir is the sequel to Peery’s award-winning memoir Black Fire, which, among other things, told the story of Peery’s experiences during [...]

Really Cool Obama Site

I was up late restless and unable to sleep when I stumbled on this really cool, really edgy site created by an artist by the name of CRO. It’s called Go Tell Mama I’m For Obama. The artist is taking a unique look at the campaign and using his talent to raise awareness about a [...]

The Best of Intentions

        The Best of Intentions
        A Novel by Dax-Devlon Ross
       Following his painful divorce, Gus Steadman embarks on a cross-country road trip that ultimately lands him in his hometown after a dozen years of self-imposed exile. A perpetual dilettante infected with a near-debilitating nostalgia for his fading youth, 30-year-old Gus is finally ready to get his life in [...]

Underdog’s Arise

On Friday, August 17, we celebrated the release of The Underdog’s Manifesto, one of Outside the Box Publishing’s most recent publications at Joe’s Pub. The author, Creature, performed an upbeat and on-point set, and fellow Underdog Preachermann brought his Revival out for an eight-piece explosive show. Co-author Dax-Devlon Ross emceed the show. The book has [...]

I Don’t Know What You Mean: A Review

By Michael Eric Dyson

Intro by Jay-Z/Outro by Nas

Published 2007
Basic Books

Music/Songbooks

170 pages

 

Note to Readers: I apologize for my absence. I’ve been knee deep in my next book and all of my energy has been going there. I want to have a draft completed by December so I’m going to be a little out of it from [...]