Stories by Amy Alexander
Driven by a tabloid episode from her own marriage, novelist Terry McMillan joins the debate over the mass marketing of trashy books to young black readers.
Posted on Oct 16, 2007, Source: The Nation
Tavis Smiley has a bestselling book, a popular website and successful talk shows. What's next for this "modern-day cross between Marcus Garvey and Martin Luther King Jr."?
Posted on Sep 7, 2006, Source: The Nation
A former IRS worker wonders about the political motivations and consequences of the Internal Revenue Service investigation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Posted on Nov 18, 2004, Source: Africana.com
The Boston Globe’s coverage of the story of a mentally ill African-American mother was remarkable in its compassion and integrity.
Posted on Aug 14, 2003, Source: Africana.com
