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I purchased several books on the list but haven't completed any yet. (I'm also guilty of not making enough time to read for pleasure.) I'm partial to non-fiction and find myself buying a lot of older titles (both for the first time and replace worn copies). Just started Between the World and Me as well as Gil Scott-Heron's memoir The Last Holiday

Oh, I just noticed this letter. And it kinda confirms what I suspected, which is that different people have different perspectives of the Black Panthers. There's how the public perceived them, how the members perceived themselves and how ex-members viewed the organization they dropped out of. There won't be a lot of objectivity here. Of course, his heirs want to preserve Huey Newton's legacy, so they wouldn't be amenable to a movie that might possibly show him. - warts and all. However, I can't imagine a movie about this group that didn't consult Bobby Seale, one of the black Panther founders! And, I'm sure Huey's family can't be that satisfied with what Kathleen Cleaver might have to contribute, because after she and Eldridge split up, she exposed the abusive, misogynistic behavior the Panthers engaged in. I am certainly looking forward to this film.

The circle

Living in the Philadelphia area, you hear often about William Still which is where he lived. He was one of the most active abolitionists in the area and also a conductor on the Underground Railroad, like Harriet Tubman, and they quite naturally met often. My store, Color Book Gallery, is on the same block as the Johnson House Historic Site, which is one of only 2 sites open in Philly for tours as a underground railroad site. William Still and Harriet Tubman both had come through the Johnson House. As such, our block, 6300 Block Germantown Avenue, hosts the only Annual Juneteenth Street Festival in Philly. If you are in the area, stop by.