,=EWORD BY ,H>I ,ALLURI 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,H>I ,ALLURI 

,AU?OR 3 ,C>LA ,B]GMAN 

,AU?OR 3 ,NICK ,MONTGOM]Y 

,TEXT 3 

,=EWORD BY ,H>I ,ALLURI 

,WILL+ TO BE ,TR\BL$3 AN ESSAY ) A LOVE NOTE TO ,GIL ,SCOTT-,H]ON 

,WE'VE ALL HE>D SO MANY CONFLICT+ WORDS 

,AB\T LIFE1 :E!R WRONG OR RI<T 

,H[ Y\ GOTTA BE WORK9' H>D 

,& IT A9'T NO EASY JOB 

,TO SURVIVE4 ,JU/ KEEP IT ALIVE 

--,GIL ,SCOTT-,H]ON1 0,WILL+0 

,LIKE ! MOM5T :5 ,I FIR/ HE>D ,GIL ,SCOTT-,H]ON1 ,I KNEW UPON FIR/ READ ?AT ,I W\LD RETURN TO ?IS BOOK4 ,! ISOLATIONS ( CAPITALISM & ! DESPAIRS ( FAC+ ,EMPIRE'S 9CREAS+LY BLATANT YET ALWAYS 9SIDI\S MA*9ATIONS1 OPPRESSIONS1 & ATTACKS WILL DRIVE ME TO SEEK ! REM9D]S ?AT >E H]E3 ( H[ TO RECOGNIZE MY [N MOM5TS ( RIGIDITY1 & ( H[ TO RECOGNIZE--BESIDE1 )91 & F> FROM ME--MOM5TS ( TRANS=MATION4 ,?\< WRITT5 BY TWO :ITE FOLKS ) DEEPLY DIFF]5T EXP]I5CES ?AN ,GIL--FOLKS :O CRUCIALLY IMPLICATE NOT JU/ !IR PRIVILEGES BUT ALSO !IR BEHAVIORS--?IS BOOK1 LIKE ! SONG 0,WILL+0 QUOT$ ABOVE1 (F]S ! E*OES ( SP>KS ?AT PULL ME ?R\< LAM5TATION T[>DS REFLECTION & ACTION4 ,AGA9/ ! TYPES ( MOM5TS ?AT1 )9 MOVEM5TS1 CAN LEAD TO A 0LOSS ( COLLECTIVE P[]10 BO? SONG & BOOK (F] ME IMAGES ( RADICAL FOLKS 5GAG$ 9 \TRI<T & EV]YDAY ACTS ( RESI/ANCE4 ,!Y LET ME GLANCE BACK1 NOT NO/ALGICALLY BUT GLADLY1 AT ! FACES ( FOLKS 9 MY [N COMMUNITIES ACTIVELY SUPPORT+ EA* O!R 9 RADICAL FRI5D%IPS & LIVES :OSE RESEMBLANCE TO MA9/REAM REPRES5TATIONS ( HAPP9ESS IS ONLY CURSORY3 BECAUSE !RE IS A /R5G? ,I SEE !RE ?AT COMES FROM--AS C>LA B]GMAN & ,NICK ,MONTGOM]Y ID5TIFY IT--! TYPE ( JOY ?AT LOOKS & FEELS LIKE GR[+ MORE P[]FUL TOGE!R4 

,?IS BOOK TR\BLES ! SECOND L9E ( ,GIL ,SCOTT-,H]ON'S 0,WILL+10 A SONG :I*1 LIKE MU* ( HIS MO/ P[]FUL & RESONANT WORK1 ITSELF C>RIES AN AIR ( TR\BL+4 ,JOYFUL ,MILITANCY CALL$ ME BACK TO ?IS SONG & ALSO ?R\< IT BECAUSE ! PROJECT ( ?IS BOOK IS TO MOVE BEYOND 0WRONG OR RI<T0 9TO A SPACE ( E?ICAL QUE/ION+ ?AT IS ALWAYS ALREADY CONFLICT+ YET1 :ILE %IFT+1 CAN ALSO BE /RONG GR\ND ON :I* TO BUILD4 ,AS B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y ID5TIFY 9 !IR ,9TRODUCTION1 0RIGID RADICALISM0 /IFLES PRODUCTIVE T5SION & RISK TAK+ BY T5D+ 0T[>DS MI/RU/ & FIX$ WAYS ( RELAT+ ?AT DE/ROY ! CAPACITY TO BE RESPONSIVE1 CREATIVE1 & EXP]IM5TAL40 ,!Y CONT9UE A/UTELY1 REFUS+ TO FIX 0JOYFUL MILITANCY0 AS AN IDEAL1 ?9K+ ( IT 9/EAD AS 0A FI]CE COMMITM5T TO EM]G5T =MS ( LIFE 9 ! CRACKS ( ,EMPIRE1 & ! VALUES1 RESPONSIBILITIES1 & QUE/IONS ?AT SU/A9 !M40 ,! /RUCTURE & FOCUS ( ! BOOK >E BO? ATT5TIVE TO MOM5TS ( SLIPPAGE & TO REG5]ATIVE PRACTICES4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS1 ,I RECALL AGA9 LI/5+ TO ,GIL ,SCOTT-,H]ON4 ,I AM ?9K+ N[ ( LIVE V]SIONS ( SONGS PLAY$ ) A FULL B& ?AT SLIP 9TO & \T ( LONG & BEAUTIFUL M9UTES ( IMPROVIZATION1 ESPECIALLY V]SIONS ( 0,! ,BOTTLE0 9 :I* ,GIL ID5TIFIES ! RHY?M AS ,GUAN ,GUANCO1 0! RHY?M ( REBIR? & REG5]ATION0 ?AT SURVIV$ ! MIDDLE PASSAGE1 A RHY?M :OSE TIM+1 LIKE ,GIL'S LYRIC T5ACITY FROM 0,! ,REVOLUTION ,WILL ,NOT ,BE ,TELEVIS$0 ?R\< 0,! ,BOTTLE0 TO 0,WILL+0 & BEYOND1 CAN BE TR\BL+ EV5 AS IT CYCLES4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ P[]FUL ELEM5TS ( ,JOYFUL ,MILITANCY IS ITS COMMITM5T TO REMA9+ EV] TR\BL$3 BECAUSE NO S+LE PROGRAM CAN GIVE US ! COM=T ( H&+ OV] TO IT ! BURD5S ( ! WORK ITSELF2 BECAUSE TO REMA9 TR\BL$ IS TO SU/A9 A SPACE ( MOVEM5T2 BECAUSE SO MANY MOVEM5TS (F] EXAMPLES ( A POT5TIAL BEAUTY ?AT IS ITSELF IMPROVIS$ & CYCLICAL4 

,?IS BOOK IS AB\T CONNECTIONS1 AB\T E*OES4 ,IT IS BUILT1 AS 0,WILL+0 IS1 ON AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( UN9T]RUPT$ SURVIVAL & RESI/ANCE4 ,9 *OOS+ EXAMPLES ( MOVEM5TS & MOM5TS 9 :I* PEOPLE (F] EV]YDAY & ORGANIZ$ V]SIONS ( JOYFUL MILITANCY1 B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y REM9D US ?AT1 DESPITE ALL ATTEMPTS TO ]ADICATE DISS5T1 DESPITE G5OCIDES & POGROMS & POLICE ATTACKS & SURVEILLANCE & MICRO-AGGRESSIONS & ! MYRIAD WAYS 9 :I* WE HURT EA* O!R1 WE >E UN9T]RUPT$4 ,WE >E ALWAYS ALREADY 9 CONV]SATION ) MOVEM5TS & MOM5TS ( ! PA/ ?AT W]E !MSELVES AB\T GR[+ MORE P[]FUL TOGE!R1 HAV+ EA* O!RS' BACKS1 RESI/+ CORROSIVE PRACTICES :ILE RETRIEV+ SUPPORTIVE ONES1 *OOS+ TO WORK & GR[ 9 FRI5D%IPS LESS RU/$ BY ! IMP]ATIVES ( CAPITALISM & ,EMPIRE3 0,!RE >E--& !RE ALWAYS HAVE BE5--MANY PLACES & SPACES :]E ALT]NATIVES >E 9 FULL BLOOM40 

,CRUCIALLY1 ?IS BOOK BEG9S 9SIDE MOVEM5T SPACES1 SPACES 9 :I* CRITIQUES ( COLONIZATION1 CAPITALISM1 & ,EMPIRE ALREADY EXI/3 B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y >E NOT SET \T TO CONV9CE A NON-RADICALIZ$ AUDI5CE ( ! NE$ TO RESI/4 ,RA!R1 COMB9+ RIGOR ) ACCESSIBILITY1 !Y AFFIRM ! L9EAGES & CONTEMPOR>Y CURR5TS ( RADICAL ?\<T & PRACTICE !Y DRAW FROM :ILE ACKN[L$G+ ! HI/ORICAL VIOL5CES ?AT MADE & MAKE !M NECESS>Y4 ,E*O+ ,REBECCA ,SOLNIT1 !Y /ATE1 0,EV]YDAY LIFE UND] ,EMPIRE IS ALREADY A C]TA9 K9D ( DISA/]40 ,9 A TIME :5 0AN>*I/0 IS TREAT$ BY TOO MANY AS AN EMPTY EPI!T1 9 A TIME :5 ! MO/ VULN]ABLE COMMUNITIES >E BE+ T>GET$ ) CRUELTY1 !Y OP5LY /ATE ?AT 0= JOY TO FL\RI%1 IT NE$S %>P $GES40 

,?IS BOOK'S OP5+ URGE IS TO RESPOND TO ! AFFECTIVE IMP]ATIVES ( :AT ! AU?ORS T]M RIGID RADICALISM3 

,IT IS ! PLEASURE ( FEEL+ MORE RADICAL ?AN O!RS & ! WORRY AB\T NOT BE+ RADICAL 5\<2 ! SAD COM=T ( SORT+ UNFOLD+ EV5TS 9TO DEAD CATEGORIES2 ! VIGILANT P]CEPTION ( ]RORS & COMPLICITIES 9 ONESELF & O!RS2 ! ANXI\S PO/UR+ ON SOCIAL M$IA & ! HI<S ( BE+ LIK$ & ! L[S ( BE+ IGNOR$2 ! SUSPICION & RES5TM5T FELT 9 ! PRES5CE ( SOME?+ NEW2 ! WAY CURIOSITY FEELS NAIVE & CONDESC5SION FEELS RI<T4 

,AFFECT IS EASILY ONE ( ! MORE UND]-ATT5D$ DRIV]S ( REC5T WORLD EV5TS BEYOND & )9 MOVEM5TS & IT MAY ALSO BE AMONG ! MO/ CRUCIAL SPACES ( 9T]V5TION4 ,! DESCRIPTION ABOVE REM9DS ME ( DESPAIR1 ! DESPAIR ,I FELT AT TIMES FROM ,GIL ,SCOTT-,H]ON ?AT A*$ & A*ES ME ! MO/4 ,AT TIMES1 ,GIL SEEMS TO DESPAIR ?AT HIS AUDI5CE DOES NOT QUITE HE>1 DOES NOT QUITE GRASP HIS MESSAGE4 ,IT IS PRECISELY MY [N POT5TIAL = ?IS SPECIFIC TYPE ( DESPAIR ?AT ,I FEEL B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y HELP ME COMBAT1 BECAUSE IT IS A =M ( DESPAIR ?AT IS TO ! B5EFIT ( ,EMPIRE4 ,IT IS A DESPAIR :I*1 9 MY EXP]I5CE1 LEADS TO ISOLATION4 ,:5 ,GIL PASS$ ON1 FRI5DS1 MO/ ( :OM ,I HAD FIR/ MET ?R\< DIFF]5T MOVEM5TS & ORGANIZATIONS1 REA*$ \T4 ,I EXP]I5C$ A SOLID>ITY FROM !M ?AT WAS JOYFUL 9 ! S5SE ( BE+ CO-REALIZ$1 EV5 AS ,I WAS /EEP$ 9 GRIEF AT ! LOSS ( AN ANCE/OR4 ,AS B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y NOTE1 0,! SELF-5CLOS$ 9DIVIDUAL IS A FICTION ( ,EMPIRE1 JU/ LIKE ! ,/ATE4 ',I' AM ALREADY A CR[D1 5ME%$ 9 O!RS40 

,MORE WIDELY1 9 CONV]SATION & COLLABORATION ) FRI5DS1 ) FOLKS ( DIV]G5T YET 9-SOLID>ITY MOVEM5TS1 !Y (F] 9VOCATIONS 9/EAD ( CORRECTIVES4 ,! AU?ORS ACCURATELY DECL>E ?AT ANCI5T WAYS ( GR[+ MORE P[]FUL TOGE!R >E ALWAYS ALIVE 9 ! EXP]IM5TS ( \R ACTIVISMS & \R LIVES4 B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y HAVE AT ! SAME TIME A DEEP S5SE ( H[ DIFF]5CES >E NECESS>Y--( H[ SPECIFIC OPPRESSIONS WE HAVE FAC$ POSITION US TO QUE/ION1 TO (F] ?AT :I* O!R POSITIONS CANNOT--& ( H[ \R MOVEM5TS HAVE BUILT & CAN BUILD FROM ! SMALL OV]LAPS & RESONANCES1 NOT JU/ BECAUSE WE ALL C>RY MULTIPLE ID5TITIES BUT BECAUSE C]TA9 COMMON NOTIONS AS WELL AS DIFF]5CES WE HOLD CAN BR+ US TO HAVE EA* O!RS' BACKS4 

B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y MOVE BY QUE/IONS & ATTEMPTS AT RESPONSE1 NOT+ H[ 0COMMON NOTIONS CAN ONLY BE HELD G5TLY1 AS FLEXIBLE1 LIV+ IDEAS ?AT >E P[]FUL 9 & ?R\< ! RELATION%IPS & PROCESSES !Y SU/A940 ,!Y CONV]SE ) ,BLACK LIB]ATION1 ANTI-VIOL5CE1 QUE]1 Y\?1 AN>*I/1 & ,9DIG5\S RESURG5CE MOVEM5TS4 ,!IRS IS SOME?+ ( A POETICS3 REM9D]S & TR\BL+S ( ?AT :I* IS ALWAYS ALREADY PRES5T1 :E!R 9 T]MS ( ! RIGID RADICALISM ?AT SO (T5 DECAYS RELATION%IPS )9 & BETWE5 MOVEM5TS OR 9 T]MS ( ID5TIFY+1 SUPPORT+ & LE>N+ FROM MOM5TS & MOVEM5TS ( EMP[]$ & EMP[]+ RESI/ANCE4 ,!Y (F] A READ+ & IMAG9+ ( EMP[]M5T ?AT IS ,SP9OZA-9FLECT$1 AN>*I/-9FLECT$1 SOLID>ITY-9FLECT$ JOY4 ,NOT+ !IR [N PROCESS1 !Y ACKN[L$GE1 0,NEI!R ( US C\LD HAVE WRITT5 ?IS BOOK1 OR ANY?+ LIKE IT1 ALONE4 ,& ! COLLABORATION HAS MADE US EA* MORE CAPABLE1 9 DIFF]5T WAYS1 TOGE!R40 

,AS ,I WRITE ?IS1 MY LOVE--AFT] A MORN+ DRAW+ FI/S ON BUT*] PAP] TO PA/E TO PLAC>DS--HAS GOTT5 TO H] SI/]'S TO HELP !IR MOM ) C>EGIV+ = ! BABIES4 ,H] MILITANCY1 :ILE DIV]G5T FROM ! POLITICS ( SOME ( H] FAMILY1 IS /EEP$ 9 AN E?IC ( 9VITATION & %>+ ?AT %E LE>N$ FROM !M &1 RI<T N[1 \R NIECE IS COLOR+ 9 A CUT\T ( A BR[N FI/ ALMO/ AS L>GE AS H]4 ,?IS IS ANO!R V]SION ( ! TR\BL$ & BEAUTIFUL MESS9ESS ?AT B]GMAN & ,MONTGOM]Y REM9D ME ( 9 ,JOYFUL ,MILITANCY4 ,I AM ?ANKFUL = IT EV5 AS ,I SIT ) MY GRIEF AT ! PRES5T POLITICAL MOM5T & MY URGE TO ACTIVATE & BE ACTIVAT$ BY ?OSE ,I LOVE & ?OSE ,I'VE NEV] MET :O1 ?\< F>1 >E NEV] QUITE DI/ANT4 

,DE> ,GIL1 

,LOLO1 ?ANK Y\ = (F]+ ME MOM5TS ( MILITANT EXP]IM5TATION & TR\BL$ JOY4 ,= Y\R WORK'S ANTICIPATION ( ! GR[? ( ANTI-AP>!ID SOLID>ITY ) ! PEOPLE ( ,S\? ,AFRICA4 ,= :51 DECADES LAT]1 MANY TOOK TO SOCIAL M$IA TO REA* \T TO Y\ &1 /ILL WILL+ 9 Y\R F9AL YE> ( LIFE1 Y\ HE>D !IR CALL & TOOK UP ANTI-AP>!ID SOLID>ITY ) ! PEOPLE ( ,PALE/9E4 ,= SO MANY MOM5TS ?AT PREC$$ !M1 MOV$ BETWE5 !M1 & FOLL[$ !M--MOM5TS ( 9SI<T1 MOM5TS ( DESPAIR1 MOM5TS ( JOY4 ,AT TIMES1 MY MO/ URG5T DESIRE IS TO FEEL UNTR\BL$4 ,?ANK Y\ = DIVE/+ ME FROM IT OV] & OV]4 ,H]E1 ,GIL1 >E SOME WORDS ?AT TR\BLE ME & (F] ME HOPE1 SOME WORDS ?AT1 LIKE Y\R WORDS BEL[1 9 %IFT+ FROM 9DIVIDUAL TO COLLECTIVE1 9 9VOK+ ! WORK & JOY ( G5]ATIONS1 MOVE ME TO TE>S3 0,= US AT LEA/1 !RE IS NO CURE1 NO GAS MASK1 NO UNIT>Y SOLUTION3 !RE >E ONLY OP5+S1 SE>*+S1 & ! COLLECTIVE DISCOV]Y ( NEW & OLD WAYS ( MOV+ ?AT LET 9 FRE% AIR4 ,= ! SAME REASON ?AT NO ONE IS IMMUNE1 ANYONE CAN P>TICIPATE 9 ITS UNDO+40 

,LOVE1 

,H>I ,ALLURI1 ON ,KUMEYAAY L&1 ,JANU>Y #b1 #b#a#g4 

,:AT MY LIFE REALLY MEANS IS ?AT ! SONGS ?AT ,I S+ 

,>E JU/ PIECES ( A DREAM ?AT ,I'VE BE5 BUILD+ 

,& WE CAN MAKE A /& & HEY1 ,I'M REA*9' \T MY H& 

',CAUSE ,I KN[ DAMN WELL WE CAN IF WE >E WILL+ 

,BUT WE GOTTA BE 444 

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