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OverviewAs 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. Now she is sharing the story of her extraordinary life in her poignantly honest memoir, Never in My Wildest Dreams. A reporter for almost five decades, Davis is no stranger to adversity. Born to a fifteen-year-old Louisiana laundress during the Great Depression, and raised in the overcrowded projects of Oakland, California, Davis suffered abuse, battled rejection, and persevered to achieve a career beyond her imagination. Davis has seen the world change in ways she never could have envisioned, 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. Davis worked her way up to reporting on many of the most explosive stories of recent times, including the Vietnam War protests, the rise and fall of the Black Panthers, the Peoples Temple cult mass suicides at Jonestown, the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the onset of the AIDS epidemic, and the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that first put Osama bin Laden on the FBI's Most Wanted List. She encountered a cavalcade of cultural icons- Malcolm X, Frank Sinatra, James Brown, Ronald Reagan, Huey Newton, Muhammad Ali, Alex Haley, Fidel Castro, Dianne Feinstein, Condoleezza Rice, and others. Throughout her career Davis soldiered in the trenches in the battle for racial equality and brought stories of black Americans out of the shadows and into the light of day. Still active in her seventies, Davis, the ""Walter Cronkite of the Bay Area,"" now hosts a weekly news roundtable and special reports at KQED, one of the nation's leading PBS stations,. In this way she has remained relevant and engaged in the stories of today, while offering her anecdote-rich perspective on the decades that have shaped us. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Belva Davis , Vicki Haddock , Bill CosbyPublisher: Berrett-Koehler Imprint: Berrett-Koehler Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.411kg ISBN: 9781609944667ISBN 10: 1609944666 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 06 February 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsForeword by Bill Cosby Chapter 1: “ What the Hell Are You Niggers Doing in Here?” Chapter 2:Up from Troubled Waters Chapter 3: Truth Isn't What You Want to See Chapter 4: Strained Mercies Chapter 5: In the Driver's Seat Chapter 6: Vapors and Black Ink Chapter 7: Lucky 13 Chapter 8: Lend Me a Tiara Chapter 9: Dreams Deferred Chapter 10: New Station in Life Chapter 11: His-and-Hers Gas Masks Chapter 12: Ringside at the Racial Revolution Chapter 13: Freeze Frames Chapter 14: A Woman's Touch Chapter 15: When Work Hits Home Chapter 16: White Night and Dark Days Chapter 17: Diversified Interests Chapter 18: Going Global Chapter 19: Special Reports Chapter 20: Never in My Wildest . . . Gratitudes Acknowledgments Index About the AuthorsReviews<p> Davis is an engaging, likable personality with an inspiring story. Recommended for any reader interested in journalism, history, or gender and race relations in the United States. <br> --Library Journal, January 2011<p> An engaging memoir that includes not only a fascinating childhood and coming-of-age in the deep south and the Oakland projects, but also involvement in some of the most important happenings of the mid-20th century. --School Library Journal, February 2011<p> I was not asked to write a blurb for Up from Slavery, War and Peace, or The Fire Next Time, but gladly I can say Never in My Wildest Dreams is a very important book. No people can say they understand the times in which they have lived unless they have read this book. <br> -- Dr. Maya Angelou <br> Never in My Wildest Dreams is the fascinating account of a pioneering black woman and her tumultuous but triumphal march through a turbulent era. Overcoming one obstacle after another, Belva Davis coveredw <p> Davis is an engaging, likable personality with an inspiring story. Recommended for any reader interested in journalism, history, or gender and race relations in the United States. <br> --Library Journal, January 2011<p> An engaging memoir that includes not only a fascinating childhood and coming-of-age in the deep south and the Oakland projects, but also involvement in some of the most important happenings of the mid-20th century. --School Library Journal, February 2011<p> I was not asked to write a blurb for Up from Slavery, War and Peace, or The Fire Next Time, but gladly I can say Never in My Wildest Dreams is a very important book. No people can say they understand the times in which they have lived unless they have read this book. <br> -- Dr. Maya Angelou <br> Never in My Wildest Dreams is the fascinating account of a pioneering black woman and her tumultuous but triumphal march through a turbulent era. Overcoming one obstacle after another, Belva Davis covered Author InformationBelva Davis currently hosts This Week in Northern California on San Francisco's KQED. She has received eight local Emmys and many other awards, including honors from the International Women's Media Foundation and the National Association of Black Journalists. Vicki Haddock is a journalist and was a senior writer at the San Francisco Chronicle as well as a reporter and assistant city desk editor for the San Francisco Examiner. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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