ABOUT Amy Alexander
ARTICLES:

Henrietta Lacks and Her Cancer Cells
March 12, 2010
In 1951, white doctors took her cervical cells and used them to revolutionize DNA research.
Why Stanley Crouch Is Wrong About Bette Davis
| December 30, 2009Good Grief: Exploiting Bereavement in the '08 Campaign
| June 10, 2008Throwing in the towel has never looked so sad.
My Career: The Remix
| June 18, 2008An old-school reporter assesses her new-school marketability in the midst of the news media's identity crisis.
Om, Sweet Om
| July 21, 2008Some blacks still claim they're too stressed to destress. One woman's slow release.
Black in America, Now What?
| July 23, 2008CNN's sweeping series raises many good questions but offers few answers.
No Boys Allowed
| September 17, 2008Male critics have panned "The Women," and maybe that's why you should see it.
The Unending Tragedy of Jonestown
| November 18, 2008A horrific set of events, a captivating news story and a sadness that still lingers. Three decades later, any responsible reporting about Jonestown would ask to what degree our present landscape holds potential for a similar event, the widespread exploitation of vulnerable Americans.

















