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With her daughter, Elizabeth Gardner Hines, Jenkins is co-author of Black Titan: A. G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire (2004). [5] A biography of her uncle, a successful Alabama businessman and civil rights activist, the book won a Best Non-Fiction award from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.
[2] In 1970, Callender hosted (with Joan Harris, at its launch) the hour-long WNBCâTV (Channel 4) series Positively Black, which aired weekly, [5] featuring Black artists, writers, actors, musicians, sports figures and activists, as well as news about life and culture in the community. [6]
He started at WNBC-TV in New York City in 1963 and became one of the city's first black television journalists and went on to work as a reporter, anchorman, and producer for more than three decades. [3] He retired from WNBC-TV in 1991. He wrote two books. "Live and Off-Color: News Biz (1982, A&W Publishers) is an autobiography.
Sue Simmons (born May 27, 1942) [1] is an American retired news anchor who was best known for being the lead female anchor at WNBC in New York City from 1980 to 2012. Her contract with WNBC expired in June 2012 and WNBC announced that it would not renew it. Her final broadcast was on June 15, 2012, shortly after her 70th birthday. [2]
The Emmy Award-winning newsman – a fixture in homes for 50 years, 32 of those with co-anchor Sue Simmons on the 11 p.m. broadcast – broke the news to viewers at the end of the 6 p.m. edition ...
Casey Cooper knew the odds were stacked against her as a Black woman when she entered the long-haul trucking industry, a male-dominated field. She grew her business for 11 years, long-hauling ...
Black History Month signs shown before the start of the Feb. 6, 2025 game between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden in Boston. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images ...
[1] [2] [3] He is also a children’s author and host of his own nationally syndicated TV show, Positively America. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He has anchored the evening news at four flagship network stations in New York: UPN 9 (now My9), ABC 7, CBS 2 and FOX 5.