Posts Tagged ‘30 days a black man’
Hollywood hasn’t discovered my ’30 Days a Black Man’ history book yet. Perhaps no one out there has read the ‘haunting’ and ‘rollicking’ tale or seen these kindly blurbs from some smart and talented fellow journalists.
Editorial Reviews Juan Williams at FOX News —– As a story from the Jim Crow past, Bill Steigerwald’s recounting of Sprigle’s mission . . . reminds us of what an honest conversation about race can accomplish as we continue on the path toward a more equitable future. Paul Theroux, travel guru — This is a…
Read MoreLarge thanks to Bookish59 and LibraryThing for a sweet review of “30 Days …”
Big thanks to Brenda of Queens, N.Y., for the smart, snappy and complimentary 5-star review of 30 Days a Black Man that she wrote for LibraryThing, the cataloging and social networking site for book lovers. Brenda, aka “Bookish 59,” has read and reviewed hundreds of books. If they’re half as good as the she wrote…
Read MoreJohn McIntire invites me to talk about ’30 Days a Black Man’ on KDKA
Wednesday night at 9 on Newsradio 1020 KDKA John McIntire will grill me without mercy about any fictions or lies I might have put into my book 30 Days a Black Man. Actually, he wants to talk with me about star Post-Gazette journalist Ray Sprigle’s daring and important trip into the 1948 Jim Crow South…
Read MoreRay Sprigle’s daughter Rae discusses her father and ’30 Days a Black Man’ — the video
Ray Sprigle was undeniably Pittsburgh’s greatest newspaperman. He worked for more than four decades for the Post-Gazette as an editor and reporter, winning a Pulitzer in 1938 for having exposed Supreme Court Justice Hugo Blacks ties to the KKK. A great reporter, a prolific, passionate and authoritative writer, he undertook a handful of undercover investigations…
Read MoreHelp celebrate the publication of ’30 Days a Black Man’
On Saturday evening, in a beautifully restored and re-purposed old city firehouse in the heart of Pittsburgh, there’s going to be a semi-gala book publication party for my new book 30 Days A Black Man. Don’t expect a jazz band or any hard booze at the Firehouse at 7101 Penn Ave. in Point Breeze. But…
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