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Sandy Banks

@SandyBanksLA

Sandy Banks spent more than 30 years at the Los Angeles Times, as a reporter, editor, editorial writer and columnist. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.

Why's This So Good? Ta-Nehisi Coates and "My President Was Black"

Why’s This So Good? Ta-Nehisi Coates and “My President Was Black”

I was almost afraid to read “My President Was Black.” Ta-Nehisi Coates is such a tour de force, I was afraid that his words would wipe away my thoughts, his insights obliterate…