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Overview
Pulitzer Prize-winner Harold Jackson; National Association of Black Journalists award winners DeWayne Wickham, Dwight Lewis, Dorothy Gilliam, and Derrick Jackson; along with Wiley Hall, Norman Lockman, Allegra Bennett, and a host of other notable writers are collectively the voice of millions of African Americans. Reflected in these essays are interests and opinions as diverse as the numerous hues within the black community.Editorials
Publishers Weekly -
No collection of big names like Carl Rowan and Clarence Page, this anthology presents original essays from a broad range of black newspaper columnists, few of them syndicated. While most of the essays are brief and the writing solid but not stylish, the book presents a good mix of voices on subjects personal and political. Some contributors address their own histories with parents and the complex situation of black men; others recall the legacy of the Negro Leagues or call for a crusade to rescue children. Although most contributors lean to the left, one exception, Allegra Bennett of the Washington Times, warns blacks ``to become hard-core realists.'' A section on ``The Color Line'' also includes writers wrestling with questions of identity, like the propriety of the term ``African-American'' (Michael Paul Williams of the Richmond Times-Dispatch) or the practice of intra-group segregation between light-skinned and dark-skinned people (Brenda Payton of the Oakland Tribune). Wickham is a columnist for Gannett News Service. Photos not seen by PW. (Feb.)Book Details
Published
June 6, 1996
Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, c1996.
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780517599372