The Communist Manifesto Read-Along Part 1 Rad Reads 2024-10-21 | The Communist Manifesto Read-Along Part 1
Review: Blood in my Eye by George Jackson Rad Reads 2022-03-15 | First things first, a big thank you to Bill/hoodbookworm for asking me to do this review and for being incredibly encouraging!!! This is just the beginning 📚✊🏽—————————————————————Here are some articles that I think are worth looking into. They’re much more eloquent than I’ll ever be:aaihs.org/george-jackson-dragon-philosopher-and-revolutionary-abolitionisthttp://criticalresistance.org/reflecting-on-the-roots-of-black-august-george-jackson—————————————————————Thanks everyone for watching. I’m hoping with more practice, these types of videos will come more naturally to me. In the meantime, I’m out of my comfort zone so please, have a heart!Much love, catch you all next time!—————————————————————Where to find me: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Review: The Dawning of the Apocalypse by Gerald Horne Rad Reads 2022-03-07 | Enjoy and thanks for tuning in!(I have a feeling I’ll have A LOT more to talk about with the next two books in this “trilogy”…stay tuned)—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
A Lil Ramble on Study, Interests, and Current Reads Rad Reads 2022-03-04 | Happy Friday, everyone!New Afrikan Prisoners Organization search engine on Freedom Archives; all 12 volumes of Notes From a New Afrikan POW Journal are in the search results: search.freedomarchives.org/search.php?view_collection=122—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Mini Personal Update Rad Reads 2022-02-08 | Mini update I’ve been avoiding but must be addressed quickly: My name is Brent, or Brenton if you’re feelin fancy & formal! My pronouns are they/them. Nothin else has changed here, so welcome back OGs and if you’re new, hello, happy to have ya!*remember, please keep any unsolicited comments or questions about my gender or transition to yourself. I like y’all but we don’t know each other like that! Thanks!!!
Current Reads Rad Reads 2021-09-16 | Five Essays on Philosophy-Mao ZedongHardcopy: flpress.storenvy.com/products/28913788-five-essays-on-philosophyPDF: https://foreignlanguages.press/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/S15-Five-Essays-on-Philosophy-3rd-Printing.pdfFalse Nationalism False Internationalism: Class Contradictions in the Armed Struggle-Tani & SeraHardcopy: leftwingbooks.net/book/content/false-nationalism-false-internationalism-class-contradictions-armed-struggle—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsBbuymeacoffee.com/radreads
Discussion: Struggling with Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth Rad Reads 2021-04-30 | Books:The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon, translated from French by Constance Farrington (Grove Press, pre-2008)Meditation’s on Frantz Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth: New Afrikan Revolutionary Writings by James Yaki Sayles (Kersplebedeb and Spear & Shield)—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsBbuymeacoffee.com/radreads
Review: Paul Robeson’s Here I Stand Rad Reads 2021-03-07 | Here I Stand: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/203924/here-i-stand-by-paul-robeson-jrClip of Robeson singing to Scottish Miners: youtu.be/B0bezsMVU7c—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsBbuymeacoffee.com/radreads
Black History Month TBR Rad Reads 2021-02-01 | Books featured and where to find them:Black Bolshevik: lulu.com/en/us/shop/harry-haywood/black-bolshevik/paperback/product-4j6rmy.html?page=1&pageSize=4Left of Karl Marx: https://www.dukeupress.edu/left-of-karl-marxBlack Worker in the Deep South: intpubnyc.com/product/black-worker-in-the-deep-southHere I Stand: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/203924/here-i-stand-by-paul-robeson-jrCommunist Councilman From Harlem: intpubnyc.com/product/communist-councilman-from-harlemThe Man Who Cried Genocide: intpubnyc.com/product/man-who-cried-genocide-an-autobiographyBlack Revolutionary: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/36cnb3xd9780252037924.html—————————————————————Claudia Jones School for Political Education (IG): instagram.com/claudiajonesschool?igshid=173e1cfpquf2tClaudia Jones School for Political Education (YouTube): youtube.com/c/ClaudiaJonesSchoolforPoliticalEducation—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsBbuymeacoffee.com/radreads
Why Black Radical History Matters (To Me) Rad Reads 2021-02-01 | This was a little tough to make, but I’m proud of it and of what I have to say here. All power to the people, forever and always ✊🏽—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsBbuymeacoffee.com/radreads
The Politics of the Blockade: Summary and Review Rad Reads 2021-01-27 | More summary than review, thanks for tuning in!The Politics of the Blockade: leftwingbooks.net/book/content/politics-blockadeShaw’s newest work, Philosophy of Antifascism: Punching Nazis and Fighting White Supremacy (if you order this, it should come with a complementary copy of The Politics of the Blockade, see website for details): leftwingbooks.net/book/content/philosophy-antifascism-punching-nazis-and-fighting-white-supremacy—————————————————————Where to find me & more: Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsBbuymeacoffee.com/radreads
End-Table Book Chat 1.8.21 Rad Reads 2021-01-08 | Monster: The Autobiography of an L. A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakurgroveatlantic.com/book/monsterBlack Bolshevik: An Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist by Harry Haywoodlulu.com/en/us/shop/harry-haywood/black-bolshevik/paperback/product-4j6rmy.html?page=1&pageSize=4Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era by David L. Parsonsuncpress.org/book/9781469632018/dangerous-groundsPhilosophy of Antifascism: Punching Nazis and Fighting White Supremacy by Devin Zane Shawleftwingbooks.net/book/content/philosophy-antifascism-punching-nazis-and-fighting-white-supremacy(Also mentioned):Soldiers in Revolt: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War by David Cortrighthaymarketbooks.org/books/826-soldiers-in-revoltThe Politics of the Blockade by Devin Zane Shawleftwingbooks.net/book/content/politics-blockade———————————————————Wanna give me a few buck for books?buymeacoffee.com/radreads———————————————————Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
2020 Reads in Review Rad Reads 2021-01-06 | A brief overview of my reading in 2020 with some notable mentions included!——————————————————————————Wanna give me a few bucks for new books?buymeacoffee.com/radreads——————————————————————————Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Duke University Press Haul Rad Reads 2020-12-04 | Many thanks again to Ben @ Shelfiegen (IG) for buying me Dark Matters and In the Wake!!! You’re a real one!!——————————————————————————Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
10 Nonfiction Books That Need More Love Rad Reads 2020-11-14 | Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
End-Table Book Chat 3 Rad Reads 2020-10-19 | Forgive me for being a little rusty, heh! ——————————————————Copies of Black Bolshevik:Lulu: lulu.com/en/us/shop/harry-haywood/black-bolshevik/paperback/product-4j6rmy.htmlPravda Media: (softcover) prvdamedia.com/collections/black-liberation-collection/products/black-bolshevik-autobiography-of-an-afro-american-communist(Hardcovers): prvdamedia.com/collections/black-liberation-collection/products/negro-liberation-hardback-special-edition prvdamedia.com/collections/black-liberation-collection/products/hardcover-special-edition-black-bolshevik-autobiography-of-an-afro-american-communist—————————————————— Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
A Message From Yours Truly (it’s not deep, I promise) Rad Reads 2020-09-01 | Taking a small content break, I am TIREDT!
End-Table Book Chat Part Deux Rad Reads 2020-08-11 | I’m more chatty than usual I think, hope y’all can dig it! Thanks for tunin in :DTo learn more about Black August:http://criticalresistance.org/resources/current-analysis/celebrate-black-augustnonamebooks.com/Black-Augusthttp://www.streetsheet.org/resistance-the-meaning-of-black-augustliberationschool.org/study-fast-train-fight-the-roots-of-black-augustWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Noname Book Club Announcement (and a Thank You!) Rad Reads 2020-08-04 | Forever honored to be a part of the 1 year anniversary of the Noname Book Club ❤️ please consider joining, reading, learning, and growing with us!To learn more about Noname Book Club: nonamebooks.comHelp support the book club by becoming a patron: patreon.com/nonamebooksMy pick: Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination by Toni MorrisonNoname’s pick: The Vanishing Half by Brit BennettWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Five Tomes Rad Reads 2020-08-03 | David Parson’s interview with Dr. Heather Ann Thompson: nostalgiatrap.com/episodes/2018/6/18/episode-100-writing-atticas-history-w-heather-ann-thompsonBooks mentioned:Che: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee AndersonMy Life: A Spoken Autobiography by Fidel CastroIn the Spirit of Crazy Horse: The Story of Leonard Peltier and the FBI’s War on the American Indian Movement by Peter Matthiessen Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann ThompsonMy Seditious Heart: Collected Nonfiction by Arundhati RoyWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
End-Table Book Chat Rad Reads 2020-07-21 | A lil sum to give you folks an idea on what I’m reading/working on since it’s been a billion years since I’ve done a review, wrap up, etc. Enjoy*link to Yung Simba’s Reading Group session on Settlers, Ch. 2: youtu.be/DEOR5PqbaxA Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Publisher Spotlight: Foreign Languages Press Rad Reads 2020-07-18 | Foreign Languages Press Website: https://foreignlanguages.pressFLP Webshop: http://flpress.storenvy.comRevolutionary Left Radio interview with J. Moufawad-Paul on his book “Critique of Maoist Reason”: revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/maoist-reasonWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Beyond “Anti-Racist” Reading Lists Rad Reads 2020-06-18 | Getting back into the hang of things, so hang in there folks! Please do not misconstrue my message as saying “don’t read”, clearly I am saying the opposite. I’m just providing works that I feel offer much more robust analysis and that go beyond the liberal notions of “anti-bias” and “anti-racism”. Solidarity, liberation, and revolutionary outlooks are where I stand.Books I found a PDF for:-Are Prisons Obsolete?-Angela Davisfeministes-radicales.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Angela-Davis-Are_Prisons_Obsolete.pdf-Black Skin, White Masks-Frantz Fanonmonoskop.org/images/a/a5/Fanon_Frantz_Black_Skin_White_Masks_1986.pdfCRC statement: https://www.reed.edu/cres/assets/Combahee-River-Collective,-Black-Feminist-Statement,-How-We-Get-Free---Taylor.pdf-Women, Race, and Class-Angela Davishttps://www.reed.edu/cres/assets/Combahee-River-Collective,-Black-Feminist-Statement,-How-We-Get-Free---Taylor.pdf-Blood in my Eye-George Jacksonredyouthnwa.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/george_l-_jackson_blood_in_my_eyebook4you-org.pdf-Malcolm x Speakshttps://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/531360/mod_resource/content/1/Malcolm_X_Speaks.pdfNoname Book Club: nonamebooks.comWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Review: Our History is the Future by Nick Estes Rad Reads 2020-04-23 | The book: versobooks.com/books/2953-our-history-is-the-futureNick Estes on Democracy Now!: youtu.be/BGgoXknPl8I Coffee with Comrades episode “Exiles from the Future” ft. Nick Estes: http://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-63-exiles-from-the-future-ft-nick-estes The Red Nation Podcast, hosted by Nick Estes: directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/therednation And be sure to check out The Red Nation, an organization Estes co-founded. http://therednation.orgA quick word about the Red Nation from their About page:-“The Red Nation is dedicated to the liberation of Native peoples from capitalism and colonialism. We center Native political agendas and struggles through direct action, advocacy, mobilization, and education.”-Further Reading (just a select few):-Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition by Cedric Robinson-Custer Died For Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto by Vine Deloria Jr.-Agents of Repression: The FBI’s Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement by Ward Churchill and Jim Vander WallWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Mini Channel Update Rad Reads 2020-04-15 | Political education is not only something I’m actively involved in personally, but is also a deep seeded passion. There have been several upon several factors and people who have helped blossom this realization and I am forever thankful for them all!Special kudos to:Melody @ A World to Win youtube.com/channel/UCAqnMGJduurVhGI7S3uSA8wKyle @ LaborKyle youtube.com/channel/UCRwzzq8hVdFjcNw_I9wZrVQI’m very excited to get out of my comfort zone and try a few new things, I hope you are all too! Thank you all again!
The Finance Tag Rad Reads 2020-03-20 | David’s original video: youtu.be/JyjIMSpA2ns Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
TBR/Pile of Possibilities (Black Studies & More) Rad Reads 2020-03-19 | Sincerely hope all is well with my fellow viewers, friends, and beyond during this hellish outbreak. Sending my love and solidarity!Revolutionary Left Radio episode on Walter Rodney: revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/walter-rodneyWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
A Scrappy Friday Reads/Book Haul Rad Reads 2020-03-06 | Where to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
February Wrap Up 2020 Rad Reads 2020-03-03 | For further discussion on books by Larson and JMP: youtu.be/ILEOaw0xrZQWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Zero Books Rad Reads 2020-02-26 | Zero Books: johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-booksJMP’s blog: moufawad-paul.blogspot.com/?m=1Red Menace/RLR interview with JMP: redmenace.libsyn.com/demarcation-and-demystification-by-j-moufawad-paulWhere to find me:Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
January Wrap Up 2020 Rad Reads 2020-02-14 | Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/72413401-briannaInstagram: @radreads94Twitter: @RadreadsB
Friday Reads Rad Reads 2020-01-10 | Apologies that I used memoir/autobiography/biography interchangeably throughout that first portion...not the biggest deal but that drove me to DRINK!! 😂Besides that annoying mishap, enjoy folks!
An Asinine Bookhaul!!! Rad Reads 2020-01-07 | The end all be all of bookhauls...it’s comedic and damn near stupid how large this is! After this, I’m gonna get into the trenches of my shelves and really focus on reading these bad boys...I hope you all enjoy and seriously, thank you for braving the wilderness with me on this one!
January TBR/Pile of Possibilities Rad Reads 2020-01-06 | Noname Book Club info: nonamebooks.comHannah’s announcement video for A Year of Toni Morrison: youtu.be/4DX-S_AzBSU
Library Tour Vol. 11 Rad Reads 2019-12-28 | More and more mysteries, crime fiction, and pulpy goodness!!
250+ Q&A Rad Reads 2019-12-28 | Apologies for keeping you guys hangin, thanks for always being cool about it! Anyways, enjoy :DVideo mentioned: The Booktube Top Tens Tagyoutu.be/OER83kIUCA0
Library Tour Vol. 9/Mystery Bookcase Rad Reads 2019-12-17 | Told you we would be shifting gears, and here it is: my mystery/crime/thriller bookcase!! We start off heavy on Hard Case Crime, so I hope you all enjoy :D
The Communist Manifesto Read-Along Part 2/Closing Thoughts Rad Reads 2019-12-16 | It’s been a wild and fun ride; Thank you again to all viewers, readers, and David! :DDavid’s final video: youtu.be/boePCIMExwk
Friday Reads!! Rad Reads 2019-12-14 | A crime-fiction heavy Friday Reads....and naturally, some brief discussion of political books! Enjoy :D
Verso Books Haul Rad Reads 2019-12-09 | It’s been a hot minute since I’ve gotten some things from Verso Books...can’t wait to share with y’all!
