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Davis Belva |
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Titolo |
Never in my wildest dreams [[electronic resource] ] : a black woman's life in journalism / / Belva Davis ; with Vicki Haddock ; foreword by Bill Cosby |
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San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-60994-469-0 |
1-60994-466-6 |
1-283-14661-4 |
9786613146618 |
1-60994-467-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st edition] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HaddockVicki |
CosbyBill <1937-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Journalists - United States |
African American women television journalists |
African American women journalists |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Photo section; Foreword; 1. "What the Hell Are You Niggers Doing in Here?"; 2. Up from Troubled Waters; 3. Truth Isn't What You Want to See; 4. Strained Mercies; 5. In the Driver's Seat; 6. Vapors and Black Ink; 7. Lucky 13; 8. Lend Me a Tiara; 9. Dreams Deferred; 10. New Station in Life; 11. His-and-Hers Gas Masks; 12. Ringside at the Racial Revolution; 13. Freeze Frames; 14. A Woman's Touch; 15. When Work Hits Home; 16. White Night and Dark Days; 17. Diversified Interests; 18. Going Global; 19. Special Reports; 20. Never in My Wildest . . .; Gratitudes; Acknowledgments |
IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Belva Davis covered many of the most explosive stories of the last half-century, including the Black Panthers, the Jonestown massacre, the Moscone/Milk murders, the onset of the AIDS epidemic, and Osama bin Laden's activities in Africa. Along the way, she encountered a cavalcade |
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of cultural icons: Malcolm X, Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Nancy Reagan, Huey Newton, Muhammad Ali, Alex Haley, Fidel Castro, and others. Her absorbing memoir traces the trajectory of an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. |
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