ABSTRACT
CW On the one hand, it's a positive move to once again place serious political reflection and action center stage. On the other hand, you are absolutely right, Black neo-nationalism is very
narrow and tends to want to recover historical icons without seriously recovering the historical context in which these icons emerged. But most importantly, it is symptomatic of a need for community and all of its meanings: primordial bonding, support, sustenance, projection of a future and, of course, preservation of hope. You see this desire manifested in Spike Lee's nationalism, and you hear it in the lyrics of various rappers across the country.
