HAPPY JUNETEENTH
Enjoy the day – and Cherish the history in this Black Music Month!
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Accepting the 2025 Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education – Yay!!
On August 8th in San Francisco, California, I became this year’s receipient of the annually-awarded (since 1983) Edward L. Bliss Award for Distinguished Broadcast Journalism Education from the Broadcast and Mobile Journalism division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. As the first African American woman and only the sixth woman to…
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An Exciting Summer Book Sale is Back!
Summer’s here (Yay!) And once again, the Unversity of Illinois Press (UIP) is inviting book lovers to take advantage of its annual summer sale. From June 1st through June 16th, ALL UIP books are discounted 50%. So why not find your favorite UIP book – including my own book, Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio and Freedom…
Celebrating Workers Everywhere!
Each year around the world, May Day (also known as International Workers Day) or May 1st, is celebrated as a day to honor workers and spring. During his lifetime (1917-1984), Richard Durham surely made time to herald the day. He was committed to and involved in labor unions that championed the rights of working men…
Black Radio Shines Again – for its 25th Birthday!
Some 25 or so years ago – when I was a mere babe (I wish) – I had the pleasure of working as one of three writer/producers on what would become a multi-award winning (including duPont- Columbia, Gracie and Peabody Awards) radio series. With Grammy Award winning singer/artist Lou Rawls as our Golden-voiced host, the…
Birthday Greetings & Writing Gems!
On September 6, 1917, writer Richard Durham was born in rural Mississippi. Happy 100th Birthday Richard!! Durham spent 61 of his 66 years in Chicago, honing his pioneering creative skills, significant organizational talents and hard-hitting activist tendencies. As indicated last month, I’m currently working on an audiobook version of Word Warrior: Richard Durham, Radio,…
Happy New Year!
I can’t wait to share information and connect with new and returning readers as 2016 progresses. So please stay tuned for upcoming new posts…and I wish you all the best in this new year!