*"Saying It Loud: 1966-The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement," on sale February 7, 2023. Called "an essential volume in the history of Black liberations movements" in a starred review from Kirkus Reviews.*"Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance," an account of the remarkable cultural and political legacy of black Pittsburgh, published in 2018. One of the Washington Post's "50 Notable Works of Nonfiction" for the year and an American Library Association "Outstanding Academic Title" *"My Long Trip Home: A Family Memoir," published in 2011. Finalist for the Los Angeles Time Book Award and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award.

Stories include profiles of now Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, former New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton. filmmaker Ava DuVernay and Black Lives Matter movement founder Alicia Garza. Also pieces about the debates over racial reparations and the rise in the billionaire class, and my own personal family connection to Juneteenth.

* Directed day-to-day news coverage and coordination between CNN’s U.S. and International networks, CNN.com and other digital platforms. * Supervised long-term program and talent development, including documentary and limited series acquisitions and recruitment of CNN contributors.* Oversaw the CNN Heroes digital contest and awards show, honoring ordinary people performing extraordinary acts of public service around the globe.

* Oversaw all Washington reporting for the NBC Nightly News and the Today Show, as well as “Meet the Press” and other D.C.-based programming.* Managed a $25 million annual bureau budget and a staff of 120 reporters, producers, cameramen and other technical and support staff.* Represented NBC News in dealings with the five-network television pool, the White House, Congress and other branches of the U.S. government.

*Directed all editorial operations for the 3.1 million-circulation newsweekly and managed a $40 million editorial budget and a 200-member staff.* Won more editorial awards that at any time in Newsweek’s history, including four National Magazine Awards—General Excellence in 2002 and 2004, (for coverage of 9/11 and the Gulf War), Reporting in 1999 and Single Topic Issue in 2005.* Launched or expanded in-depth editorial franchises focusing on subjects ranging from medicine (“Health for Life”) to personal finance (“Tip Sheet”) technology (“Next Frontiers”) and emerging newsmakers (“Who’s Next?”)

*Before becoming Newsweek's top Editor, worked for the magazine as a writer and reporter for the International Department (1981-1987), as Business Editor (1987-1991), as Assistant Managing Editor (1991-1995) and as Managing Editor (1995-1998).