If The British Prose Style Is Churchillian,

Statistic: The Us Bureau Of Missing Persons Reports That In 1968 Over 100,000 People Disappeared Leaving No Solid Clues Nor Traceonly A Space In The Lives Of Their Friends.

I've Always Wondered Why European Politicians As A Group Seemed Brighter Than American Politicians As A Group. Maybe It's Becausemany American Politicians Have The Race Issue To Fall Back On. They Become Lazy, Suspicious Of Innovative Ideas, And As A Result American Institutions Atrophy.

I'm Beginning To Believe That Killer Illiteracy Ought To Rank Near Heart Disease And Cancer As One Of The Leading Causes Of Deathamong Americans. What You Don't Know Can Indeed Hurt You, And So Those Who Can Neither Read Nor Write Lead Miserable Lives, Like Richard Wright's Character, Bigger Thomas, Born Dead With No Past Or Future.

During The Last Decades, Films About The Black Experience Have Been Produced, Directed, And Even Scripted By White Men. Some Of Them Are Excellent. But Most Reflect George Bernard Shaw’s Warning That 'if You Do Not Tell Your Stories Others Will Tell Them For You And They Will Vulgarize And Degrade You.'

My Stuff Is Direct. Critics Have Compared My Writing Style With Boxing All The Way Back To 1978 When My First Book Of Essays Appeared: It Was Compared To Muhammad Ali's Style.