Unfortunately, In The World Today, We Have

I Was Roommates With 2 Of The Guys Who Were Influential In Forming The Black Arts Philosophy. I Called Them "goons," And [amiri] Baraka Took Offense At That. But If You Read His Autobiography, The Night We Went Up There For A Fundraiser, He Talks About How He Wished That Some Violence Would Happen To Us. How Do You Like Baraka As A Gracious Host?

[david] Mamet Is Another Hypocrite. His Idea Of Black Man Is A Pimp Who Abuses Women, [edmond], Yet His Play Oleanna [1994] Ends With A White Professor Slapping An Uppity Feminist, At Least The Version I Saw At San Francisco's Act.

I Was Challenged To A Fistfight By Margo Jefferson, The Pulitzer Prize Winner, New York Times Writer, Who Is Part Of A Feminist Clique At The Times, Which Believes That Black Men Are The Principal Threat To The Women Of The World.

The Cultural Wars Of The Sixties Are Over. I've Reconciled With Those Who Were My Critics And Opponents Years Ago. I Was At Odds With Some Those Who Were Black Nationalists. Yet When Feminists Attempted To End My Career And Leave Me As Literary Road Kill, It Was The Black Nationalists Who Came To My Rescue.

I Think I Have A Pugnacious Style. My Style Is Not Pretty. I Don't Use Words Like "amber" Or "opaque."