As A Writer, You Explore All Kinds

I Have T.v. On All The Time When I'm Writing. I Have Music On. I'm Engaged With The World.

I Reached The Age Of 70, Because I Have Cultivated An Association Of Multicultural Intellectuals Who Are Informed And Alert To Whatever "tricknology" That's Laid On Us By The Powers That Be. These Include White Ethnic Intellectuals- People Who Know Their Roots- As Well As Native American, Asian American, Hispanic And Black Intellectuals. These Are Thirty, Forty-year Associations With Some Of The Best Minds Around. Minds That Are Ignored By The Media.

Howard University Holds Something Called "heart's Day," An All Day Ceremony In Which A Writer Is Honored. I Was The Recipient Of This Honor. It's A Wonderful Ceremony That Eleanor Traylor Chair Of English At Howard University Organizes For Writers. Writers From Around The Country Came To Pay Tribute To My Work. It Was Very Flattering.

I Think There Are Fundamentalists All Over The World. I Think All Religions Have Fundamentalists Who Have Different Interpretations Of Scriptures That Are Very Vague.

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.