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...HAVE nothing against the word "fuck" per se. But when a playwright uses it as often as I blink my eyes, I expect him to provide some of the excitement this word suggests. In Sligar and Son, author Andy Hoye fires away with enough expletives for five LeRoi Jones one-acters, yet the four-letter word that most aptly describes his play is "dull...
...Story & Dutchman--Edward Albee & Leroi Jones. At the ATMA, 496 Tremont...
WHENEVER I see black students and intellectuals cutting each other to shreds in the fishbowl of the news media--all the while under the guise of intellectual argument--I am advised by LeRoi Jones' words--"check yourself." This was precisely the reaction that seized me by the end of last week's heated exchange between Dr. Martin Kilson and black students over the nature of Social Sciences 5 (The Afro-American Experience in America...
...Story & Dutchman--Edward Albee & Leroi Jones. At the ATMA, 496 Tremont...
Black power has translated into black pride, and with it the drive for business power and ballot power. Many Negroes have channeled their energies into black-run businesses, black cultural festivals, black historical groups, black community organization-all of which have released some tensions. Negro Playwright LeRoi Jones has shifted from promoting violence to campaigning for the election of Negro candidates to fill two of the three vacancies on the Newark city council. Black Militant Ron Karenga has also become an advocate of ballot power. He worked hard and effectively to prevent rioting from breaking out in Los Angeles after...