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WritersCast Interview

David Wilk of WritersCast interviews Ishmael Reed, whom he describes as one of his favorite authors. http://www.writerscast.com/publishing-talks-david-wilk-interviews-ishmae...

"Be My Monster, Love"

Macy Gray performs her new single (lyrics by Ishmael Reed) on CBS's The Couch. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/8166341-macy-gray-performs-for-the-cou...

The Idol Smasher

Chris Hedges profiles Ishmael Reed for Truthdig. http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_idol_smasher_20121230//

Black Audiences, White Stars and ‘Django Unchained’

Ishmael Reed's review of Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained", for The Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/12/28/black-audiences-white-stars-an...

Ishmael Reed - "Writers Are No Longer Dangerous"

The New School Writing Program and Cave Canem Foundation sponsored an evening of conversation and poetry with Ishmael Reed and Al Young, moderated by poet LaTasha Diggs. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xgkrfc_ishmael-reed-writers-are-no-long...

Passing Notes Unscripted - Ishmael Reed

The literary giant, social critic, and MacArthur fellow Ishmael Reed talks about his latest collection of essays, Going Too Far. markehayes.blogspot.com/.../pn-unscripted-ishmael-reed.html

U.S. Writer and Polemist Ishmael Reed comes North to say "Racism is still a major factor in American life and politics;" October 12, Montreal

Eminent African American writer Ishmael Reed will launch GOING TOO FAR, ESSAYS ABOUT AMERICA'S NERVOUS BREAKDOWN at a public meeting in Little Burgundy on Friday, October 12, 6 p.m. - read more on Yahoo!: http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/u-writer-polemist-ishmael-reed-123000036.html

Neo-Hoodoo, In Words and Music by W.C. Bamberger

Perfect Sound Forever online music magazine covers Conjure: Music for the Texts of Ishmael Reed: http://www.furious.com/perfect/ishmaelreed.html

Dan Torop's "Skydiving" based on Ishmael Reed poem

Artist Dan Torop's photography exhibition "Skydiving" explores the themes of Ishmael Reed's 1977 poem "Sky Diving". Read more at Art Forum: http://artforum.com/picks/id=26995&view=print

Bill Cosby on Ishmael Reed's Writing Habits

By Barry Beckham: http://barrybeckham.com/?p=53

 

"Do you know Ishmael Reed” he asked.

I shook my head to acknowledge that I knew theCalifornia writer and activist who had founded a small press called I Reed Books.

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