Black Journalists

An insider's account of the battling egos, valiant efforts and controversies that went into creating the National Association of Black Journalists, the largest and most powerful organization of journalists of color in America. The critically acclaimed book also recounts the struggles that have sustained and strengthened the group as it has grown and prospered. Wayne Dawkins interviewed all of the living founders [43 of 44] who include Chuck Stone, Maureen Bunyan, Vernon Jarrett, Les Payne, Allison Davis, Paul Delaney, and DeWayne Wickham. "An informative, sometimes indelicately gossipy backstage story," reported American Journalism Review "[that] testify to the obstacles minority journalists confront."