Adjunct Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Md; New York Times; Washington Post; Pew Research; Rockefeller Institute of Government
I am pleased to again serve as a print judge for the annual Robert F. Kennedy Book and Journalism Awards. In these turbulent times, the preservation of accurate journalism is essential to our democracy. The nomination process ends February 1st: https://t.co/lCeR30KWBP
@repjohnlewis w/ John & Betty Herbers and two of their daughters in 2014. Lewis wrote on Twitter "“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.”
@repjohnlewis w/ John & Betty Herbers @dpsouthdispatch and my sisters in 2014. Lewis wrote on Twitter, "“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime."
“Every step of progress in this country, every expansion of freedom, every expression of our deepest ideals have been won through efforts that made the status quo uncomfortable.”@BarackObama Let’s see the power of peaceful protests and civic disobedience at the polls in November.
By happenstance, just finished "Deep South Dispatch," a memoir by John Herbers, a courageous correspondent who covered Selma, Birmingham and other civil rights moments. Anyone covering today's events should take a read. https://t.co/Vs8HtwgmTV
I hope everyone is healthy, staying at home and reading books. The University Press of Mississippi @upmiss is featuring a series of virtual readings during this stay-at-home time. Here is mine for @dpsouthdispatch
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Deep South Dispatch #dpsouthdispatch is now available in paperback and on sale (30% discount) with free shipping at University Press of Mississippi #upmiss
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@SixthFlrMuseum The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza released my October speech about Deep South Dispatch @dpsouthdispatch to commemorate MLK Day. https://t.co/sP7i6Leyub