Regardless Of The Criticisms I Receive From

A Black Boxer's Career Is The Perfect Metaphor For The Career Of A Black Male. Every Day Is Like Being In The Gym, Sparring With Impersonal Opponents As One Faces The Rudeness And Hostility That A Black Male Must Confront In The United States, Where He Is The Object Of Both Fear And Fascination.

I Use Non-fiction Work Written By Whites In My Research. It's Indispensable. That Wasn't The Problem. I Said That "the Wire" Was A Cliché! It's Like My Writing A Series About Jewish Life And Casting All Of The Characters As Inside Traders.

I've Always Wondered Why European Politicians As A Group Seemed Brighter Than American Politicians As A Group. Maybe It's Becausemany American Politicians Have The Race Issue To Fall Back On. They Become Lazy, Suspicious Of Innovative Ideas, And As A Result American Institutions Atrophy.

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

Do You Think That Gwendolyn Brooks Would Give An Award To Someone Who Hated Black Women, The Lie That Was Circulated Throughout New York And Reached All The Way Down To Martinique Where I Was A Guest Professor? The Lie Was Circulated By People Who Don't Read My Books.