It seems to me that the life of Grace Boggs has been an exercise of will. Through sheer will, without waiting for social conditions to come around and without waiting to explore her identity, she turned her back on who she was and barged into new territories. She was a woman who barged into men's territory; she was a Chinese who barged into black territory she was an intellectual who barged in workers' territory. It is right for her to call herself a 'revolutionist' because she has revolved and never ceased to revolve.
-Louis Tsen
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Inspiration-- Grace Lee Boggs
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This is an excerpt from her two-day interview on democracy now. Brilliant!
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/2/grace_lee_boggs
Damn! She's so lucid at 94! Also, she's a part of the group that is creating a community-based school model for Detroit. Sad stuff going on, but folks are pushing through. http://www.democracynow.org/2010/4/2/mass_closures_of_detroit_schools_promotion
Re-reading this quote makes me think... Is it time to do the opposite today? Her autobiography clearly is teaching me that one must analyze the situation at hand in relation to the historical context... Do you think it is time to "turn one's back" on identity or the opposite?
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