Words of Wisdom From Sista Souljah by Davey D In celebration of International Woman’s History Month we went digging in the crates and pulled up some old yet timeless tapes of Sista Souljah. Many of y’all may know her as an author. She’s given us two incredible books called ‘No Disrespect’ and the ‘Coldest Winter Ever’. Others may know Souljah as an uncompromising activist/ Freedom Fighter who was the brunt of unsavory remarks from former President Bill Clinton back in 1992 after the Rodney King uprisings. Homeboy was definitely out of line as we later came to discover that Clinton dissed her as a way to show America that he was willing and able to stand up to Black people and Black interests. She was the convenient scapegoat. Many of us also know Souljah as a former member of Public Enemy who put out her own solo album called ‘360 Degrees of Power’. She made her recording debut on terminator X’s album Valley of the Jeep Beats on a song called Buckwylin’. In whatever capacity you know Souljah, you know that she is fearless, insightful and always on point. In the excerpts we gathered she drops some serious bombs which will hopefully serve as an inspiration for those listening. The first 35 minutes are excerpts from a speech she delivered in Oakland, California as part of the Nommo Lecture series at McClymonds High School in the early 90s. The second part was delivered in several years later in Washington DC around 2000 Souljah focuses on issues like what it means to be an African Woman, The definition of Love and Relationships. She offers up some very powerful words that’sll definitely make you think. Less