“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 only an intellectual movement, but a way of life. We walked, dressed, and rapped Be-Bop.” WayLightEyeBehindsMusicGenerationsMovementGrewGrew UpMusicianIntellectualRaisedFlashMy GenerationBulbsLight BulbBops Book:Airing Dirty Laundry Source: Airing Dirty Laundry
“American cultural institutions seem so bent on preserving the values of "Western civilization," the mythical "Whitetown," that welearn about one another's cultures the same way we learn about sex: in the streets.” WaySeemsValuesCultureSexRaceEducationStreetsCivilizationInstitutionsWesternBentWestern Civilization Author:Ishmael Reed
“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.” PeopleThinkingWayGivingBookLyingBlackNew YorkHatedAwardsProfessorsGuestsBlack WomenBrooks Author:Ishmael Reed
“Hateful material travels the globe. A few years ago, CNN, America's Der Sturmer, ran a story about Black parents being so low down that they abandoned their children and the children had to eat rats. I was at a University in Wisconsin at the time and the mother of a student from South Africa called to see whether the story was true. She had seen it all the way over there. The story was untrue. The children lied. CNN never corrected the story.” WayYearsChildrenStoriesAmericaMotherParentBlackStudentsMaterialsLowsYears AgoSouthUniversityRanAbandonedSouth AfricaGlobesRatsLiedHatefulUntrueCnnWisconsin Author:Ishmael Reed
“My stuff is direct. Critics have compared my writing style with boxing all the way back to 1978 when my first book of essays appeared: it was compared to Muhammad Ali's style.” WayWritingFirstsBookStuffStyleDirectCriticsBoxingEssaysMuhammadWriting Style Author:Ishmael Reed
“We learn about one another's culture the same way we learn about sex: in the streets.” WayLoveCultureSexStreets Author:Ishmael Reed
