[Thought Soup] Tip of the Spear (chapter 6)
Hey there. We're finishing Tip of the Spear: Black Radicalism, Prison Repression, and the Long Attica Revolt by Orisanmi Burton this week.
If you haven't ordered Theory of Water, please order it today. We'll start it next week.
what I'm reading
This week I'm just going to focus on finishing Tip of the Spear and reflecting on it.
(If you listen to a podcast, watch a video, or read an article you think might be good to check out, please send it my way. I've got some articles now, but I'm very keen for more.)
info on the format
Just as a reminder: on Mondays, I email with what we're reading this week from the book, and also point to some other thing you can read (or listen to, or watch) to go along with it. I'll try to make sure the readings are either relevant to that week's readings from the book, or maybe just relevant to our current circumstances in the world.
On Saturdays, I'll send an email at about 11AM ET. It'll mostly serve as a reminder that we're going to meet if you'd like to join us, but I'll also include an icebreaker question to potentially get the conversation going when you arrive.
schedule
Here's my reading plan for the next few weeks.
| Reading | Week of... |
|---|---|
| Introduction | Feb 16 |
| Ch 1: "Sharpening the Spear" | Feb 23 |
| Ch 2: "Black Solidarity Under Siege" | Mar 2 |
| Ch 3: "Attica Is" | Mar 9 |
| Ch 4: "Gender War" | Mar 16 |
| Ch 5: "Hidden War" | Mar 30 |
| Ch 6: "The War on Black Revolutionary Minds" | Apr 6 |
| Theory of Water | Apr 13 |
That's all for now; stay safe this week, and we'll talk Saturday.
