Category Archives: Writing
Leon Forrest’s Divine Days
In the Afterword to my book Black Writing from Chicago, the first person I apologize for not including is Leon Forrest. I wrote: “First and foremost, I will immediately agree with anyone who believes omitting Leon Forrest is unforgivable. Chair … Continue reading
Black Writers Picture Themselves – Part 1
It all began some time in the early 60’s at New York’s famous club The Village Vanguard. Burt Britton was tending bar, subbing for a friend, and one customer kept asking for more. It was Norman Mailer. Britton tried to … Continue reading
How the Other Third Lives
There’s much more on the so-called “Third World” today, though it’s still mostly out of sight, out of mind for most Americans, except for its association with terrorism and, currently, as a place where all those “sh*t hole countries” are. … Continue reading