Book
My people : five decades of writing about Black lives
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
Physical Description
xiii, 343 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an eminent Dean of American journalism, a vital voice whose work chronicled the civil rights movement and so much of what has transpired since then. My People is the definitive collection of her reportage and commentary. Spanning datelines in the American South, South Africa and points scattered in between, her work constitutes a history of our time as rendered by the pen of a singular and indispensable black woman journalist. Over more than five decades, this dedicated reporter charted a course through some of the world's most respected journalistic institutions, including The New Yorker and the New York Times, where she was often the only Black woman in the newsroom. Throughout her storied career, Charlayne has chronicled the lives of Black people in America--shining a light on their experiences and giving a glimpse into their community as never before. Though she has covered numerous topics and events, observed as a whole, her work reveals the evolving issues at the forefront of Black Americans lives and how many of the same issues continue to persist today." --
Subjects
- African American women journalists > Biography.
- African Americans > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > History > 21st century.
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > 21st century.
- Racism > United States > History > 20th century.
- Racism > United States > History > 21st century.
- Hunter-Gault, Charlayne > Anecdotes.