Editorial note: Although Shaka A. Shakur’s first book, Manifestations of Thought: When the Dragon Comes (The Selected Writings of Shaka A. Shakur) was published at the end of 2025, Shaka finally received his copy of the book just a few days ago. He wanted to release this brief statement after receiving it.
Clenched Fist Salute!
Well comrades, i finally received a copy of my book! It took a while, but it finally made it through all of the extra… you know!
But it was definitely inspiring to se my own writings in book form, although i have been writing for decades.
i tried to read it through the eyes of others and see what they could get out of it. It has inspired me to write more.
i just want to thank 1804 Books, Derek, Bruh Haki who did the preface, Wednesday who helped to translate it into Mandarin, Tessa who helped with the copy-editing and proofreading, the Indy liberation Center folks and those who helped to promote it, along with the folks who allowed Us to use the The Peoples Forum to launch it.
Once again, thank u for the love, support, and solidarity!
Shaka A. Shakur
You can order a copy of the book for domestic shipping from 1804 Books here or from the Shaka Shakur Freedom Campaign Store here.