6 Black Male Journalists That Fascinate Me, Lately
Black male journalists: there are many. Across mediums. Across genres. Across disciplines, and of various generations. But these six in particular have been main sources of news, information, jokes, and entertainment for me for the past year. To say they have fascinated me isn't to say that I agree with all of their perspectives or personas 100%...but this fascination led me to tune in , to YouTube them, Google them, and to stay up-to-date on their musings and declarations. 1) VAN JONES He is the black man of the hour . The voice of passion, the one tugging at our heart strings, and the winner of the pre- and post-election coverage, as far as I'm concerned. He moved everyone with his tearful "whitelash" statements after Trump was declared the winner of the media war, and he has continued to speak logic, fact, and with a very rare sincerity that is hard to come across on television. The brother is extremely likable , to say the least. And intelligent. Raw, an...