Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism
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Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism by Belva Davis
The pioneering TV news journalist shares her extraordinary story in this acclaimed memoir- "A very important book" (Dr. Maya Angelou).As the first black female television journalist in the western United States, Belva Davis overcame the obstacles of racism and sexism, and helped change the face and focus of television news over the course of five decades. Born in the Great Depression to a fifteen-year-old Louisiana laundress, and raised in the projects of Oakland, California, Davis persevered to achieve a career beyond her imagination.
Davis has seen profound changes in America, from being verbally and physically attacked while reporting on the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco to witnessing the historic election of Barack Obama in 2008. She reported on some of the most explosive stories in modern American history, including the Vietnam War protests, the rise and fall of the Black Panthers, the mass suicides at Jonestown, the onset of the AIDS epidemic, and many others. She encountered everyone from Malcolm X to Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Ronald Reagan, Huey Newton, Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Condoleezza Rice, and more.
Davis spent her career on the frontlines of the battle for racial equality, bringing stories of black Americans into the light of day. Still active in her seventies, Davis hosted a news roundtable at one of the nation's leading PBS stations. In this way she remained engaged in contemporary journalism, while offering her unique perspective on the decades that have shaped us.
Belva Davis currently hosts This Week in Northern California on San Francisco's KQED. She has received eight local Emmys and many other awards, including honors from the International Women's Media Foundation and the National Association of Black Journalists.
Vicki Haddock is a journalist and was a senior writer at the San Francisco Chronicle as well as a reporter and assistant city desk editor for the San Francisco Examiner.
Vicki Haddock is a journalist and was a senior writer at the San Francisco Chronicle as well as a reporter and assistant city desk editor for the San Francisco Examiner.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781609944667 |
| ISBN 10 | 1609944666 |
| Title | Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism |
| Author | Belva Davis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Berrett-Koehler |
| Year published | 2012-02-06 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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