Black music has always known, and not been afraid to acknowledge just how high the stakes of Black thought are. To summarize the final soliloquy of Clay, the protagonist in LeRoi Jones’ (aka Amiri Baraka’s) play Dutchman. You’d better be glad Charlie Parker could play him some horn and Bessie Smith could sing, because if they didn’t make music they… — Frank B. Wilderson III Copy Share
“If we are to be honest with ourselves, we must admit that the "Negro" has been inviting whites, as well as civil society's junior… — Frank B. Wilderson III Copy Share Image
