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About
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist known for her insight into race and other social issues. She won the award in 1996 for Commentary.
Before Fame
She interned at the Atlanta Journal after obtaining her BA in Journalism from Georgia State University in 1976.
Trivia
She covered the 2000 presidential election for the Washington Post.
Family Life
She had five younger siblings.
Associated With
She covered the O.J. Simpson murder trial for the New York Daily News.