Mark Whitaker (1) (1957–)
Author of Smoketown: The Untold Story of the Other Great Black Renaissance
For other authors named Mark Whitaker, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Mark Whitaker is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir My Long Trip Home. The former managing editor of CNN Worldwide, he was previously the Washington bureau chief for NBC News and a reporter and editor at Newsweek, where he rose to become the first African American leader of a national show more newsweekly. show less
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- 1957-09-07
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- male
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Quote: "The media took it as a threat, as something sinister to white folks. In our minds, what it really meant was Black empowerment - the power to control our own destiny."… (more)