Evaluatiion on Sister Souljah's No Disrespect

Evaluatiion on Sister Souljah's No Disrespect

On page eleven of the book No Disrespect, we find the statement that sums up the book’s flavor: "While we neglect and refuse to discuss about obvious but overly crucial matters, young black men and women wonder around in stupidity that is ignorance-glorified, dressed up in sneakers and Nike sportswear. The impact: when uniformed young African females and males grow up we end up as uninformed black adults who involve in relationships in where love is war" (Souljah 11). The author Sister Souljah known as Lisa Williamson was born in 1964, and her book, No Disrespect, was published in 1994 (Moore 5). Souljah attended an advanced placement summer session at Cornell University and studied abroad at Samamanca’s Spain University. She specialized in African Studies and American History at the Rutgers University later on (Jeffery 27). Souljah grew to become a recognized global professor with her recent stop being CSUN. During the mid-1980’s, she initiated an organization referred to as the African Youth Survival Camp, together with United Church of Christ. It is located in North Carolina’s Enfield and aims at assisting the homeless children. In1992, Souljah released her only rap album titled 360 Degrees of Power. The militant lyrics used were extremely controversial, and President Clinton attacked her verbally during the presidential election campaigns of 1992. According to Moore, on 3 June 1992, President Clinton alleged, “Souljah had made racist remarks and advocated violence against whites" (Para. 8). Because of this negative publicity, her album’s popularity increased, as well as her national attention.

The book was originally published as a hard cover by Times Books in 1994. Indisputably, it is exceedingly appealing to read the perceptions and views of others concerning the book No Disrespect. The book, The Women's Review of Books, written by Trice Rose seems to evaluate Souljah’s work in details. In recommending Souljah, Rose states, "Souljah has been attacked publicly for her emphasis on white supremacy, as well as its crushing result on African Americans. Her bravery is inspiring and poignant, and especially now, when the brutality of racism has not been shunned publicly. Those who have heard Souljah speak know she has exceptional oratory powers; she is currently above the American figures, gender and age race notwithstanding"(Rose