accra0306
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | I am a child of the '60s, having come of age right in the center of the Civil Rights, Black Power, and Women's Liberation Movements. I was on campus (Indiana University) from 1966 to 1970 when the now forgotten "race" riots, Civil Rights Marches, and anti-Vietnam War protests were at their height. Back then, as young "radicals" and indeed "revolutionaries, we actually believed that we were the vanguard in a world-changing era. It was during this period that I first began to write seriously, beginning with poetry and progressing to essays and some fiction. I have been published in a number of mainly "minority-focused" magazines and newspapers since most "mainstream" publications consider me far too "radical" for their readership. I have traveled the world since then, studiously avoiding Europe. Yes, I am a Black man (nee African American). But I do not "hate" white people or Europeans.....I simply believe that travel in the so-called Third World is more instructive and meaningful for me than travel in Europe would be. After all, white Americans are first cousins of most Europeans. Thus, I am simply pro-Black, not anti-white. |
| Interests | Writing, reading, travel (foreign and domestic), good conversation, meaningful movies, African Studies, African American Studies, Socio-Political Studies, Political Economy, Black History, Black Culture, Whiteness Studies |
| Favorite Music | Jazz, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Errol Garner |
| Favorite Books | The Miseducation of the Negro, The End of Blackness, The Souls of Black Folk, The Wages of Whiteness, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Another Country, Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone, Blues For Mr. Charlie, Black Fire |