tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post7243786200962893639..comments2024-03-19T18:51:58.496-05:00Comments on Cultural Front: Preface to even more Amiri Baraka Studies H. Rambsyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16862209871277442972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-595859379914711075.post-61455533333059728482019-05-29T11:17:20.267-05:002019-05-29T11:17:20.267-05:00Yes, we need to reread and reassess all of Baraka&...Yes, we need to reread and reassess all of Baraka's work, but that effort should ideally lead to use of his ideas in dealing with the primary social, economic, and cultural problems of the 21st century. I am weary of the trend to use "safe" or "non-abrasive" literary figures to veil the urgency of confrontation.<br /><br />Jerry W. Ward, Jr.Jerry W. Ward, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05190192129359083935noreply@blogger.com