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What Was Once Dormant Is Now A Creeping Thing

My Generation Of Writers Has Been Prone To Premature Illness And Death, Especially The Women. When Black Male Writers Meet It's Like A Session Of The American Diabetic Association.

I Was On A Panel With Light Skinned Blacks And A Famous Gay Science Fiction Writer, Who Were Complaining About How Blacks Are Against Gays And Light Skinned Blacks And How Intolerant Blacks Are Of Different Groups. My Position Was That Blacks Were Among The Most Humanistic, Tolerant Groups In The Country And That Across The Street From My House In Oakland Was One Inhabited By White Gays.

History Is The Story Of Warfare Between Secret Societies.

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.