I Wasn't Part Of Any

In Haitian Mythology There Is The Figure Ghede, Who In West Africa, Is Iku, Whose Role Is To Show "each Man His Devil." He's Represented By A Figure Wearing A Top Hat And Smoking A Cigar. That's My Gig.

As For [amiri] Baraka, He And I Have Disagreements. I Mean, He Becomes A Demagogue When There's An Audience. He's A Nice Guy In Private. I Mean I Like The Guy; He's A Terrific Writer. I've Published Two Of His Books. Baraka Is One Of These Fundamentalists Who Is Prone To Idol Worship.

Constance L. Rice, Co-director Of The Los Angeles Of The Advancement Project, Told The Times That Seltzer Might Have Been Influenced By David Simon's Fake Ghetto Series, "the Wire." It Figures. Isn't This Sexism? Isn't This A Double Standard? They're Hard On This Young Woman For Her Fake Ghetto Book, Yet Praise These White Guys For Theirs. So There's A Big Market In Downing Black Men.

My Novels And Poems Are Meant To Be Read Aloud. That's Why Jazz Musicians Have Been Able To Adapt My Stuff.

The Liberal Wing Of The Feminist Movement May Have Improved The Lives Of Its Middle- And Upper-class Constituency--indeed, 1992 Was The Year Of The White Middle Class Woman--but Since The Leadership Of This Faction Of The Feminist Movement Has Singled Out Black Men As The Meta-enemy Of Women, These Women Represent One Of The Most Serious Threats To Black Male Well-being Since The Klan.