I am a writer, mostly westerns, but also other genres. I also work for a think tank, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, focusing on Africa, and I teach three online graduate courses at Arizona State University.
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I am a writer, primarily specializing in westerns, but also exploring other genres. I comment on a wide range of topics, currying favor with no one, and sparing no one.
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The American Ambassadors Project is the first comprehensive attempt to compile and report on the lives and contributions of Black Americans who have held the nation’s top diplomatic position – U.S. Ambassador.
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