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    Les Payne

    Les Payne (1941–2018) was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist. He served as an editor and columnist at Newsday and was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists.

     

    Les Payne

    Les Payne (1941–2018) was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist. He served as an editor and columnist at Newsday and was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists.

     

    Awards

    Shortlisted — Mark Lynton History Prize, 2021

    Longlisted — Plutarch Award, 2021

    Shortlisted — Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2020

    Books by Les Payne

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