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Excited to interview @MarktWhitaker tonight about his superb new book, Saying it Loud: 1966 – The Year Black Power Challenged the Civil Rights Movement. Grateful to KPFA for hosting the discussion at The Back Room in Berkeley. Tickets still available at: eventbrite.com/e/mark-whitake…

This is the story dump that Kendall ordered Hugo to go ahead with semafor.com/article/04/24/…

Leon Ford's new book is out. "An Unspeakable Hope: Brutality, Forgiveness, and Building a Better Future for My Son." Ford will be in conversation with Tony Norman and Mark Whitaker at the Pittsburgh Literary Festival Saturday May 13. lnkd.in/g-fTdr87

Happy to tell this feel-good story about Chris Sanger, the humble, hard-working pro at Woodstock Golf Club, for Golf Digest.

Stellar event today Leon Ford Leon Ford in conversation with Mark Whitaker Mark Whitaker - both have astounding new books out, tilting the universe in 2023 - facilitated by Tony_ NormanNP #PittsburghLiteraryFestival

So grateful to The Washington Post and Mark Whitaker for this insightful review.

La lecture de Mark Whitaker (WaPo)

During Whitaker’s tenure as Newsweek editor, the magazine won National Magazine Awards for General Excellence for their coverage of the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. bit.ly/3I2hEiH #CommPRO #PR

A piece I wrote and was up late last night finishing. nytimes.com/2023/05/29/opi…

#DeSantis mentions “woke” seven times in 35 seconds in #Iowa. He and his TV, online and radio ads will say that word at least a million times—literally—between now and mid-2024. Is that the central, defining issue of our times? No. Do most people know what he’s talking about? No.

Mark Whitaker examines the mark African American architect Paul Revere Williams left on Hollywood, and on the field of architecture. cbsn.ws/3CShfwh

For the many cities across the country working to fight racial segregation, a new book from Richard and Leah Rothstein seeks to provide some practical tools via The Washington Post’s Mark Whitaker washingtonpost.com/books/2023/06/…

In Seattle for tonight’s MLB All-Star Game. Did you know the Negro Leagues East-West ASG debuted in 1933, the same year as MLB’s Mid-Summer Classic? The brainchild of Pittsburgh Crawfords owner, Gus Greenlee, the game grew to attract over 50k fans to Chicago’s Comiskey Park! RT

🧵 Here are all the authors will new or new-ish books at #TribFest23 — 9/21-23 in Austin. Come hear them speak, buy a copy of the book, get it signed, chat them up. Tix: festival.texastribune.org #txlege 1. Philip Bump, "The Aftermath"

Learned so much at this panel today moderated by the brilliant Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸 with deep discussions by Jonathan Eig & Mark Whitaker on the #civilrights, black power and the 60s at the #TexasTribuneFestival in #Austin. Thank you Texas Tribune

Proud that "Saying It Loud" has been named one of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 by the The Washington Post --and thrilled to be in such great company! 50 notable works of nonfiction wapo.st/47qfUKo

At The The Legacy Sites - a memorial site dedicated to documenting our country’s history of racial injustice, there is a 43-foot-tall monument wall that stands as the park's centerpiece, filled with the surnames of former enslaved people. Mark Whitaker's family name was there.

Proud to be on the Peabody Awards jury. Congratulations to all the winners!