Time for a reading renaissance. Here's the list of books I plan to get through one day:

Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision
by Barbara Ransby
Because the modern American civil rights movement is often reduced to MLK, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech," people like Ella Baker don't get the recognition and credit they deserve. I'm glad this book exists.

Dude, Where’s My Country?
by Michael Moore
Though I'm disturbed by his endorsement of Wesley Clark, the book remains on my list. (I have no problem with his choosing to endorse per se, I just prefer him working from a critical distance.)

The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House and the Education of Paul O'Neill
by Ron Suskind
It's astonishing how much of a pass the Bush administration gets. Astonishing.

One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
I've read it twice. Started reading it again while on vacation in Florida. Dope book.

Chronicle of a Death Foretold
by Gabriel Garcia Márquez
More Márquez. More dopeness.

EVERY SHUT EYE AIN'T ASLEEP: An Anthology of Poetry by. African-Americans Since 1945
edited by Michael S. Harper and Anthony Walton Little, Brown
I really dig this anthology. I flip through it at night and meet some wonderful poets. We have a broad and deep tradition. It's a joy to experience and contribute to it with my own works.

John Henry Days
by Colson Whitehead
Whitehead's so dope he had me fascinated with a Black woman who inspected elevators (The Intuitionist). I can't wait to see what he does with my man John Henry.

Nor can I wait to sit my butt down and write, write, write. Like now.

Peace.