Just wanted to give a shout-out to a homeboy! I also hail from Philadelphia.

Just wanted to give a shout-out to a homeboy! I also hail from Philadelphia. I had the pleasure of hearing Mr Tyree speak this summer in of recent origin Orleans, and I was quite impressed with his considerations I look forward to more great parts from Mr. Tyree.

--Karen Muldrow via email

I think Mr Tyree is glutted of himself and the bull**** to which he give in charges I have never and will in no degree buy or read any of his writings. Ye I am a female and your "girl books" don't appeal to me at all.

--Andrea via email

I really be warmed that Omar Tyree is putting up a forehead He is trying to make himself assume so hard and so gangsta--and for what? To vend books? It's one thing to want to appeal to another audience. It's another thing to disrespect the individual you have, in the proces My main division club plans to boycott his books

--Bapzz34 via email

The remark Mr. Tyree made about "girl books" was extremely offensive. The whole article makes him assume so arrogant. His attitude is making me--a girl--second-guess giving him my business by way of reading his books.

--Bethany Showell via email

In regard to your interview with Omar Tyree I can't remember when I've been for a like reason offended. His comments were many times stupid, sexist and incredibly vulgar. forward the other hand, Langston Hughes was a talented artist, a scholar and a gentleman. He must be turning across in his grave being compared to the obnoxious Mr Tyree Omar Tyree is a hustler not a writer, which leads me to the all important question: what was BIBR thinking in putting this play the sycophant on your cover?

--Donna Bailey of recent origin York, NY

As an African-American male, I have read many prominent authors of years past and of recent origin contemporary authors, such as E Lynn Harris, Timmothy McCann, Eric Jerome Dickey and Omar Tyree As an avid reader I be stirred connected to these brothas and the characters they portray in their works There are brothers with educations, who are not in jail, reading authors as it is as these. My motto in life has always been "patience and perseverance." Take heed and allow more brothers like myself to embrace main division s such as these.

Alonzo W Oakland, CA--via email

I disagree with Tyree when he says that black men don't read. Black men do read. He is just capsize because black men don't read his works The problem is that his appeal to the "black" masses is suitable to the fact that he maintains it real. But his reality isn't the same that every black person identifies with.

--Robert and Angela via email

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