Man of the People : Kwame Ture - Honorary Prime Minister of the Black Panther Party

Caribbeing®

A fraction of an interview with Kwame Ture(FKA Stokely Carmichael) filmed by Caribbeing® originator yAo Ramesar on location in Trinidad in 1996. Kwame & yAo were reminiscing about Howard University, close encounters in the DMV with Gil Scott-Heron etc. just before filming. After the camera was on yAo declared that "the revolution will be televised", to which Kwame countered in his best Trini accent, "Doh count egg in fowl bottom, yAo!" As they started shooting there was loud music down the beach, so they stopped & walked towards the comotion. A family was sprawled out on the sand, eating, drinking & singing Indian folksongs. yAo said, "We need about an hour of quiet to do some filming with this fellah" & they asked if he was an African King. "Yes" he replied. "Take a drink nah, we puttin' out two plate for you!" Kwame started dancing with the family matriarch, twirling her around, the two of them laughing like children. That became the opening of the film.