My Work Holds Up The Mirror To

Native Americans Were Driven Off Their Land. Lincoln Even Took Part In The Black Hawk Campaign Against The Native Americans In Illinois. While They Were Being Exterminated And Driven Off Their Land, Whites Were Collecting Assets.

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.

I Wasn't Part Of Any Sixties Movement. I'm Skeptical Of Movements. I'm Part Of The Times That I'm In.

As A Writer, You Explore All Kinds Of Different Emotions.

David Simon [the Creator Of The Wire] And I Have A Running Controversy For Years. It All Stems From A Telephone Call I Made To Kpfa [pacifica Radio] When He Was A Guest There In The 90's On Chris Welche's Show. He Was Going Around The Country With A Black Kid From The Ghetto To Promote Something Called The Corner - It Was All About Blacks As Degenerates Selling Drugs, Etc.