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The Black Log

Mark Whitaker

Backstories, conversations, and reviews about Black history and its relevance today from journalist and author Mark Whitaker.

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Latest Issues

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Jesse Jackson, Malcolm X, and Billy Preston

After Jesse Jackson passed away last week at the age of 84, scores of journalists and other public figures took to social media to share memories and pictures of themselves with the Reverend. Although I got to know Jackson fairly well in my...

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Minneapolis and Calls for a New Civil Rights Movement

What can the rest of us do to blunt ICE’s reign of terror and the Trump administration’s march toward authoritarian rule? It’s a question millions of outraged Americans are asking in the wake of the brutal killings of Alex Pretti and Renee ...

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All Dr. King’s Men

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of observing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a national holiday. And while some of the observances have come to seem a bit pat—replaying the historic “I Have a Dream” speech, for instance—the ri...

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"Dave," the Enslaved Potter

Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates is a one-of-a-kind cultural phenomenon, as I discovered when I profiled him for a piece this week on CBS Sunday Morning (below). Gates creates huge canvases and sculptures that are sought after by museums...

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Authors

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  • Mark Whitaker

    Author of The Black Log newsletter on Substack and the books "The Afterlife of Malcolm X," "Saying It Loud," and "Smoketown." CBS Sunday Morning Contributor and former news executive at Newsweek, NBC News, and CNN.

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