When I crossed paths with a Democratic Party campaign consultant in Austin last March, I suggested he come out to the local International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers hall to hear Bernie Sanders, adding that the Vermont senator was pondering a run for the presidency.
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Journalist Ethan Michaeli has penned an account of The Chicago Defender—the more than 100-year old black newspaper where he worked as a copy editor and reporter from 1991 to 1996—that pays proper attention to one of America’s most influential, though incredibly unsung, institutions. At 609 pages, The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America, From the Age of the Pullman Porters to the Age of Obama has a heft commensurate with its mission. In the process, Michaeli illuminates some dark corners of history. Читать дальше...