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[on his book 'Black Prophetic Fire'] I think that we need more fire in our world: people on fire for justice, on fire for freedom. The most fundamental question in the book is how to be men and women of integrity and honesty in a time of such vast mendacity and criminality.

In the history of black people, those who have been prophetic have either been killed or bought off and co-opted. And now we live in the age of the sellout, no matter what color. I argue that we witnessed the re-niggerization of the black professional class. They've got power, assets and prosperity, but they're still intimidated. They're concerned with their careers rather than their callings.

Brother Newsom could've taken a humanistic approach! He could've said, "I'm just like you. I was born of a woman. I'll face loss, pain, and death just like anyone else." But instead, when he thinks of Black people, he brings up low SAT scores. That mindset sits at the core of white supremacy-the belief that Black people are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent!