The Spook who Sat by the Door

One of the best books that I have ever read. With all that's happening surrounding Black Lives Matter in the states, and reflecting upon the Black Panthers and the legacy of the Panthers, this book could and may serve as our version of propaganda towards joining armies for the liberation of black l......more

Probably one of the best books I have read in so long. from start to finish it was the bomb, and what gets me is that Urban Fiction is hailed as this and that, but I am positive that if they got a hold of THIS book, they'd change their minds quick on what is good or not. But back to the book. this b......more

I once read this book for class and fell head over hills for Greenlee's talent for summing up what it means to enact a revolution for change in the African-American community. In our current atmosphere of #BlackLivesMatter, the need to understand the mechanisms of revolting and the tactics that shou......more

The Spook Who Sat By The Door was made at a time when the author, Sam Greenlee returned to the US after serving in the army and discovering the inner-city rioting in his hometown of Chicago. After all the death and blood shed, what is there to do next? Greenlee’s book was an aggressive way to respon......more

This book is not a book that I would reach for on my own. At the pressing of a friend who was eager to get my take on the book, I moved it to the top of my list and finished it. This is the story of an African- American male who on the surface to whites, would be viewed as incompetent, a threat, and......more