{"product_id":"never-in-my-wildest-dreams-belva-davis-9781609944667","title":"Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe pioneering TV news journalist shares her extraordinary story in this acclaimed memoir: \"A very important book\" (Dr. Maya Angelou).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the first black female television journalist in the western United States, Belva Davis overcame the obstacles of racism and sexism, and helped change the face and focus of television news over the course of five decades. Born in the Great Depression to a fifteen-year-old Louisiana laundress, and raised in the projects of Oakland, California, Davis persevered to achieve a career beyond her imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavis has seen profound changes in America, from being verbally and physically attacked while reporting on the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco to witnessing the historic election of Barack Obama in 2008. She reported on some of the most explosive stories in modern American history, including the Vietnam War protests, the rise and fall of the Black Panthers, the mass suicides at Jonestown, the onset of the AIDS epidemic, and many others. She encountered everyone from Malcolm X to Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Ronald Reagan, Huey Newton, Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, Condoleezza Rice, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavis spent her career on the frontlines of the battle for racial equality, bringing stories of black Americans into the light of day. Still active in her seventies, Davis hosted a news roundtable at one of the nation's leading PBS stations. In this way she remained engaged in contemporary journalism, while offering her unique perspective on the decades that have shaped us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Belva Davis,Vicki Haddock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1609944666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609944667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berrett-Koehler Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.09w x 0.70d","brand":"Belva Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305341993215,"sku":"9781609944667","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef048a7d-e9c0-4819-8ef9-00803524225a.jpg?v=1758830623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-in-my-wildest-dreams-belva-davis-9781609944667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}