The C.O.W.S. Gil Scott-Heron THE LAST HOLIDAY Part 3

The C.O.W.S.

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 3rd study session on Gil Scott-Heron's memoir, The Last Holiday. A poet, author, musician and victim of Racism, Scott-Heron passed away in 2011. He composed an impressive body of music that directly addresses black lives and how the System of White Supremacy tortures black people. Iconic selections like "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" encourage many to list Scott-Heron as one of the creators of rap/hip-hop music. Last week's session emphasized the many deaths Scott-Heron experienced as a child. His grandmother Lily Scott and Aunt Sissy died while he was a child in Tennessee. He was in school when President John F. Kennedy was killed. He also dealt with the trauma of being one of the first black children to be allowed to attend an all white school in his town. After Whites annihilated the black town in Tennessee by constructing a highway, Scott-Heron and his mother moved to New York. Once in the Big Apple, his mother advocated to get him the best education possible - her work included confronting Racist teachers who thought of her son as a Frankenstein. We'll compare The Last Holiday to the other biographies covered on our book club - Maya Angelou, Assata Shakur, Malcolm X. #AnswersForMiriamCarey INVEST in The COWS - http://paypal.me/GusTRenegade CALL IN NUMBER: 641.715.3640 CODE 564943#