I walked out on American Gangster: this evil piece of dreck. Defenders of this junk say that these movies give Black actors jobs. So did "Birth of a Nation."
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 … - Ishmael Reed
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 …
- Ishmael Reed
The treatment of African and African American culture in our education was no different from their treatment in Tarzan movies. - Ishmael Reed
The treatment of African and African American culture in our education was no different from their treatment in Tarzan movies.
During the last decades, films about the black experience have been produced, directed, and even scripted by white men. Some of them are excellent. B… - Ishmael Reed
During the last decades, films about the black experience have been produced, directed, and even scripted by white men. Some of them are excellent. B…
History is the story of warfare between secret societies. - Ishmael Reed
History is the story of warfare between secret societies.
We not only grew up on Be-Bop; Be-Bop raised us. For my generation, Be-Bop came on like a light bulb going flash behind the eyes.For us, it was not o… - Ishmael Reed
We not only grew up on Be-Bop; Be-Bop raised us. For my generation, Be-Bop came on like a light bulb going flash behind the eyes.For us, it was not o…
The last publicized center of American writing was Manhattan. Its writers became known as the New York Intellectuals. With important connections to p… - Ishmael Reed
The last publicized center of American writing was Manhattan. Its writers became known as the New York Intellectuals. With important connections to p…
Ethnic life in the United States has become a sort of contest like baseball in which the blacks are always the Chicago Cubs. - Ishmael Reed
Ethnic life in the United States has become a sort of contest like baseball in which the blacks are always the Chicago Cubs.
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… - Ishmael Reed
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…
I used to be a discipline problem, which caused me embarrassment until I realized that being a discipline problem in a racist society is sometimes an… - Ishmael Reed
I used to be a discipline problem, which caused me embarrassment until I realized that being a discipline problem in a racist society is sometimes an…
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