{"product_id":"huey-p-newton-i-am-we-black-lives","title":"Huey P. Newton: I am We (Black Lives)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Huey P. Newton: I am We (Black Lives) (Paperback, 384 pages) – Polity, 2026. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eHuey P. Newton was called many things in his time: revolutionary, genius, criminal, even the most surveilled human being in world history. Yet, little of the truth about him is known today due to persistent distortions of his legacy as co-founder of the Black Panther Party.In this much-needed intellectual history, Delio Vásquez establishes Newton as a true philosopher. Newton developed innovative theories for how the most oppressed could spearhead revolutionary change in a rapidly developing technological society. Inspired by his ideas, the Panthers forged alliances with Black student unions and street gangs, Hollywood elites and poor whites, the gay liberation movement and Third World nations.Newton left behind dozens of unpublished manuscripts analyzing politics, feminist thought, education, philosophy, evolutionary biology, and theology – texts presented here for the first time. Vásquez also puts into proper perspective Newton's late descent into addiction and madness – a direct effect of US government techniques of cognitive war that targeted his body and mind in ways that remain all too relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e  \n\n                                         Editorial Reviews                   Review   \u003cp\u003e\"This brilliant book is the long-awaited definitive treatment of the intellectual genius of Huey Newton! It shatters the narrow image of this great Black revolutionary figure and discloses a genuine truth-seeker and defender of oppressed people around the world.\"\u003cbr\u003eCornel West, Union Theological Seminary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book educates us about love, the lumpen, and the liabilities of freedom fighters. Huey P. Newton shouldered his love for the people. Despite the fractures of betrayals and addictions, he studied and advocated for liberation, and left a legacy for study and to seek principled paths for liberation.\"\u003cbr\u003eJoy James, Williams College\u003c\/p\u003e           About the Author   \u003cp\u003eDelio Vásquez is Assistant Professor at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.\u003c\/p\u003e                                           ","brand":"Delio Vasquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069368848618,"sku":"9781509543342","price":24.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/61KAMSPyJ6L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781206960","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/huey-p-newton-i-am-we-black-lives","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}