“Currently, U.S. society has been encouraged by its political and subsidized mass-media intelligentsia to view U.S. life as a continual "morning in America" paradise, where the only social problems occur in the inner cities. Psychologists call this denial.” Has BeensProblemAmericaPoliticalSocialViewsCitiesMorningSocietyMediaMassDenialParadisePsychologistMass MediaSocial ProblemsInner City Book:Airing Dirty Laundry Source: Airing Dirty Laundry
“When I say Afro-American aesthetic, I'm not just talking about the United States, I'm talking about the Americas. People in the Latin countries read my books because they share the same international aesthetic that I'm into and have been into for a long time. And it's multicultural.” PeopleLongHas BeensBookCountryStatesUnitedTalkingUnited StatesShareLong TimeInternationalLatinAestheticMulticulturalAfros Author:Ishmael Reed
“Constance L. Rice, co-director of the Los Angeles of the Advancement Project, told the Times that Seltzer might have been influenced by David Simon's fake ghetto series, "The Wire." It figures. Isn't this sexism? Isn't this a double standard? They're hard on this young woman for her fake ghetto book, yet praise these White guys for theirs. So there's a big market in downing Black men.” MenHas BeensBookHardBigsMightYoungGuyBlackWhiteFiguresDirectorsProjectsStandardsPraiseSeriesFakeLos AngelesSexismYoung WomenMight Have BeenWireAdvancementRiceGhettoDouble StandardWhite GuysDowning Author:Ishmael Reed
“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.” Has BeensBlackGenerationsMalesIllnessAssociationSessionMy GenerationPrematureBlack MalesIllness And Death Author:Ishmael Reed
“Whites have been the most subsidized group in the history of the United States and maybe the history of the world, while Blacks were enslaved and were the assets of Whites.” WorldHas BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesGroupsAssetsWorld History Author: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. But most reflect George Bernard Shaw’s warning that 'if you do not tell your stories others will tell them for you and they will vulgarize and degrade you.'” IfsMenHas BeensStoriesLastsFilmBlackWhiteDecadesExcellentWarningWhite ManDegradeBernard Shaw Author:Ishmael Reed
“My novels and poems are meant to be read aloud. That's why jazz musicians have been able to adapt my stuff.” Has BeensAblePoetryStuffNovelMusicianJazzMeant To BeJazz MusicJazz Musician Author:Ishmael Reed
