This books is a wonderful mix of John Huet's often photography and the Hip Hop inspired words from hardcourt poets from Harlem's Rucker Park to the Boardwalk at Venice Beach. This book gives respect and reverence to the majesty and power of street b-ball as well as to its legends. Soul of the Game honors men like the Goat, the Destroyer, and Arkansas Red, who may not be household names. According to hooks, hedonistic consumerism has replaced spirtuality resulting in an exploitative and individualistic mentality. While one may disagree that class is more of a divisive force than race, hooks presents a wealth of information that shows that despite the politically correct hype, there many factors in place, using new packaging, that help to maintain the status quo.
Most biographies stand in isolation.
This collection of interviews and essays interwinds generations of great thinkers and doers connecting them by subject matters, philosophies and ideologies. Included are those who have contributed significantly but who are less often mentioned in the ledgers of history. Russell et al, gives meaning to the adage that no man is an island . Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou UrbanSouls is timely and necessary. Sekou takes a refreshingly honest look at the state of urban America from the inner-man outward.