Life out of Context February 27, 2006
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Yesterday, on s-span2, Walter discussed his latest book with Harry Belafonte. It was fascinating. Harry was in rare form but Walter delivered my favorite quote of the evening: “Fuck those Democrats” - which brought loud cheers from the Cooper Union (NY) audience and me. I just bought the book and look forward to reading it but I’ve heard him speak of his idea of a Black Voting Black akin to the NRA in terms of influence. Absolutely. That is what we need. Count me in, for real.
From Mosley’s site:
Life Out of Context begins as a brooding examination of Mosley’s own sense of cultural dislocation as an African-American writer. Then a series of serendipitous events ensues–the screening of a documentary on Africa, an inspiring encounter with Harry Belafonte and Hugh Masekela–prompting Mosley to turn his focus to broader issues: What can we do to fight injustice, poverty, exploitation, and racism? What is globalization doing to us?
Through these meditations Mosley attempts to transcend his earlier feelings of living a “life out of context” and instead seeks a political context. He ends with a call to arms, urging African-Americans to break their historic ties with the Democratic Party and form a party of their own. Mosley writes, “Economic globalism has pressed many lives out of context. It’s about time we push back.”
Published by Nation Books
