"What are the drums saying, Booker?" - Adolph L. Reed Jr.

Adolph Reed's hilarious and biting criticism of Cornel West, Michael Eric Dyson, Henry Louis Gates and the concept of the "black intellectual."

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ReedWhatAreTheDrumsSayingBooker.pdf (1.55 MB)

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This looks really

This looks really interesting. I loved "Black Particularity Reconsidered", will have to give this a read.

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