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ms. baker, man, you know, she's everything to me. and i think it has something to do with what it means to have a pew-centered focus as opposed to a pulpit-centered focus and focused on the people as opposed to these so-called great men, the leaders themselves. you know, you mentioned earlier, without her, the 20th -- mid 20th century doesn't make sense politically for black america. she's organizing. she's a field secretary in the 1940's for the naacp and those connections matter because if wasn't for those connections, bob moses would not find his wan the coordinating committee would not find himself to anze moore in mississippi, her connections make that happen, right? you know, first executive director of -- there's a reason why organizes itself as -- at shaw university is ms. baker's alma mater. there is this insistence on affirm the capacity of everyday ordinary people. she has this wonderful formulation of strong people don't need strong leaders. khalil: uh-huh. prof. glaude: and she would tell the young organizers, shut up an
ms. baker, man, you know, she's everything to me. and i think it has something to do with what it means to have a pew-centered focus as opposed to a pulpit-centered focus and focused on the people as opposed to these so-called great men, the leaders themselves. you know, you mentioned earlier, without her, the 20th -- mid 20th century doesn't make sense politically for black america. she's organizing. she's a field secretary in the 1940's for the naacp and those connections matter because if...
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ms. baker, man, you know, she's she's everything. me and and i think it has something to do with what it means to have a puissent a focus as opposed to a pulpit centered focus. know what does it mean to be focused on the people as opposed to these these so-called great men, the leaders themselves? you know, you mentioned earlier she's without her. the 20th century. mid-20th century doesn't make sense politically for black america. she's organizing. she's a field in the forties for the naacp. those connections matter because if it wasn't for those connections, bob moses would not find way. bob moses of student nonviolent coordinating committee would not find his way to emcee more in mississippi. her connections make that happen. right. you know, first executive director of schools. there's a reason why snick organizes itself as a university as miss baker's alma mater. and, you know, there's this insistence on affirming the capacities of everyday, ordinary people. she she has this wonderful formulation of strong people. don't need stro
ms. baker, man, you know, she's she's everything. me and and i think it has something to do with what it means to have a puissent a focus as opposed to a pulpit centered focus. know what does it mean to be focused on the people as opposed to these these so-called great men, the leaders themselves? you know, you mentioned earlier she's without her. the 20th century. mid-20th century doesn't make sense politically for black america. she's organizing. she's a field in the forties for the naacp....
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what i wanted to do, the title comes from ms. ella baker. ms.strong leaders. she wanted us to involve ourselves or engage in politics in such a way that every day, ordinary people, involved, indigenous to the space, would emerge as the folk responsible for transforming their lives. what i try to do in this book is find my own feet. i'm trying to figure out my relationship to this tradition that made me who i am. what does it mean to be a gen x or born in the shadow of the 1960s. contrary to some folks, that's the greatest generation in my mind. what does it mean to be born in the shadow of them and find my own voice? i had to figure out, what is my relationship to dr. king? what is my relationship to malcolm x? how can i find my particular signature voice without engaging to them? these lectures are an attempt to call people to take responsibility for now. to take responsibility for the future. >> and isn't it true, eddie, that you focus on king and malcolm and ella baker. they became that because of activism. dr. king left boston university, we
what i wanted to do, the title comes from ms. ella baker. ms.strong leaders. she wanted us to involve ourselves or engage in politics in such a way that every day, ordinary people, involved, indigenous to the space, would emerge as the folk responsible for transforming their lives. what i try to do in this book is find my own feet. i'm trying to figure out my relationship to this tradition that made me who i am. what does it mean to be a gen x or born in the shadow of the 1960s. contrary to...
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but ms. baker, you know, i reach for mer. we talked about dr. you know, my own sense of manhood. here i am embracing malcolm. i end the book with ella baker because she embraces a notion of democracy that affirms the possibility, the standing of ordinary, everyday people. without her, the modern civil rights movement wouldn't be possible. she was an organizer in the 1940s, a field secretary for the naacp, organizing chapters in the south. she was the first executive director of the sclc, southern christian leadership conference. there's a reason that students who engaged in sit-ins in 1960 had the non-violent organization at shaw university. it was her alma mater. ordinary, everyday people had to everything they are the leaders they're looking for. indigenous, grassroots folk can actually be the engine of democratic change. her effort is to expand who matters in our democracy. i think she matters today because we're facing forces that are trying to contract who matters in our democracy. i'm lifting her up because she lifts me up as i try to imag
but ms. baker, you know, i reach for mer. we talked about dr. you know, my own sense of manhood. here i am embracing malcolm. i end the book with ella baker because she embraces a notion of democracy that affirms the possibility, the standing of ordinary, everyday people. without her, the modern civil rights movement wouldn't be possible. she was an organizer in the 1940s, a field secretary for the naacp, organizing chapters in the south. she was the first executive director of the sclc,...
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so what i wanted to do, the title comes from ms. ella baker. to involve ourselves or engage in politics in such a way that everyday, ordinary people, right, involved, you know, indigenous to the space would emerge as the folk responsible for transforming their lives. so what i try to do in this book is find my own feet, because i'm trying to figure out my relationship to this tradition that made me who i am. who does it mean to be a gen-xer born in the shadow of the 1960s? i think the 1960s, contrary to some folk, that's the greatest generation in my mind. what does it mean to be born in the shadow of them and to try to find my own voice? i had to figure out, what is my relationship to dr. king? what is my relationship to malcolm x? how can i find my particular, signature voice without engaging in suppication to them? these lectures are an attempt, in some ways, to call people to take responsibility for now, to take responsibility for the future. >> isn't it true, eddie, that you focused on king and malcolm and ella baker, that they did not sta
so what i wanted to do, the title comes from ms. ella baker. to involve ourselves or engage in politics in such a way that everyday, ordinary people, right, involved, you know, indigenous to the space would emerge as the folk responsible for transforming their lives. so what i try to do in this book is find my own feet, because i'm trying to figure out my relationship to this tradition that made me who i am. who does it mean to be a gen-xer born in the shadow of the 1960s? i think the 1960s,...