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Love and the Enemy: An Exclusive Excerpt From Greg Tate's 'FLYBOY IN THE BUTTERMILK'

On Tuesday, AUWA Books released a special edition of the masterpiece by the Village Voice’s legendary cultural critic.

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Michael Harriot
Jun 09, 2026
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On Tuesday, AUWA Books released a special edition of Greg Tate’s “FLYBOY IN THE BUTTERMILK: Essays on Contemporary America.”

Perhaps no contemporary writer has shaped me as a writer more than Gregory Stephen Tate, and the following essay seems as prescient as ever.

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