Yes, I Think It's Really Important To

Black Women Have Had To Develop A Larger Vision Of Our Society Than Perhaps Any Other Group. They Have Had To Understand White Men, White Women, And Black Men. And They Have Had To Understand Themselves. When Black Women Win Victories, It Is A Boost For Virtually Every Segment Of Society.

Our Leaders Were Assassinated, One Of The Things I Was Reading Today Was - 28 Panthers Were Killed By The Police But 300 Black Panthers Were Killed By Other Panthers Just Within - Internecine Warfare. It Just Began To Seem Like We Were In An Impossible Task Given What We Were Facing.

The Work Of The Political Activist Inevitably Involves A Certain Tension Between The Requirement That Position Be Taken On Current Issues As They Arise And The Desire That One's Contributions Will Somehow Survive The Ravages Of Time.

Well I Teach In The History Of Consciousness Department At The University Of California, Santa Cruz. So That's My Primary Work. I Lecture On Various Campuses And In Various Communities Across The Country And Other Parts Of The World.

It's True That It's Within The Realm Of Cultural Politics That Young People Tend To Work Through Political Issues, Which I Think Is Good, Although It's Not Going To Solve The Problems