When you say you’re a vegan, do you also mean you’re an ethical vegan meaning you use no animal based products at all? You also don’t eat fish? Why?

I’m a strict dietary Vegan, I’m a practicing ethical Vegan but not as strict. I don’t eat any non-Vegan foods, or put any non-Vegan products on my body; but I have some non-Vegan products such as leather shoes. Most of my shoes are “Vegan” but I do have some leather shoes.I wouldn’t buy a leather jacket, or cashmere, or even wool, I don’t go to circuses that use animals in the acts, I would never go to a place like Sea World,...

What are you thoughts on Bayard Rustin?

I disagree wholeheartedly with his political ideology, social agenda, and the (lack of) economic justice embedded within his movement. In fact, I’d say he set our Race back more than any other activist, or Black (puppet) leader in the last half-century.I am in awe of his mass organizational ability, and his talent for articulating the (superficial) aspects of the movement to the masses. He is a great propagandist, he had a great mastery of...

Have you read “Blue Print for Black Power?” If so, what questions would you use as a guide to help a reader understand the context of the work?

I’ve read “Blueprint for Black Power,” several times, I’ve organized study groups dealing with the text, and I’ve advocated developing formations around the African Diaspora to refine and implement the “Blueprint.”Saying all of that, I’d have to argue that “Blueprint…” is not one of Amos Wilson’s best works, I suspect it’s because he wanted the text to have mass appeal and be digestible for those Black people who...