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When Violence Was the Black Journalist's Ticket
The riots of the 1960s cracked the doors of the all-white news media. Bob Maynard worked to make desegregation effective.
The Minority Candidate
Those who assume my automatic allegiance to Barack (a fine candidate) or to Hillary (an exemplary woman in many ways) are taking the shallow view. My pick for Democratic nominee is John Edwards. Here's why I like him.
The Night Washington Burned Black
Black people destroyed their city in order to claim it.
John Edwards: Obama's Ace in the Hole
It took a white man to finally put the issue of poverty back on the agenda.
