A 1972 manifesto inspired a major visual art exhibit, NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith, curated by Franklin Sirmans for the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas, where it opened on June 27, 2008, and subsequently traveled to P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center in New York City, and the Miami Art Museum through 2009. Litquake, the annual San Francisco literary festival, honored him with its 2011 Barbary Coast Award."Barbary Coast Award Honors Ishmael Reed", Litquake, October 2011."Barbary Coast Award Recipients", Litquake. Buffalo, New York, celebrated February 21, 2014, as Ishmael Reed Day, when he received Just Buffalo Literary Center's 2014 Literary Legacy Award.Simon, Jeff (February 20, 2014), "In Tribute to Ishmael Reed", The Gusto Blog, Buffalonews.com.
