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The Dept. of (my) History

The Dept. of (my) History

Back in the day, Penthouse sent me to Las Vegas to interview Bodacious, the meanest rodeo bull who ever lived. I found him biding his time in a Home Depot parking lot. What could go wrong?
When Your Beat Cop Talks About Wanting A Race War

When Your Beat Cop Talks About Wanting A Race War

A dispatch from Wilmington about this city's ongoing struggle to once and for all put its notorious past in the past.
On Sonny Liston, Non-Sports Sportswriting & Confederate Monuments

On Sonny Liston, Non-Sports Sportswriting & Confederate Monuments

A wide-ranging interview on NPR's Coastline that covers all the bases.
Off The Ball: Was foul play involved?

Off The Ball: Was foul play involved?

I joined Joe Molloy on Off The Ball to discuss the life and death of the former heavyweight boxing champion of the world, beginning at the end.
Listen: Ring Tones

Listen: Ring Tones

Episode 2: Award-winning author, journalist and ...

Southern Journeys

Southern Journeys

I'm thrilled to be in the "Southern Journeys" issue of the Oxford American with this history of segregated tennis in the South.