1950 • American • Critic
My brother and I had a really privileged relationship with my parents... They treated us like adults.
It's fascinating how life works.
I didn't feel particularly close to my father.
One must learn how to be black in America.
Everything my mother and father did was designed to put me where I am.
In fact, the class divide in the black community is now seen by some as a permanent aspect of our existence.
