The No. 1 cause of preventable death for young black men is not auto accidents or accidental drowning, but homicide.
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Nationality: American Type: Journalist Born: April 22, 1952 |
Everybody thought I was crazy. They thought I should take the money and run. But there was just something special about being a senior at Chapel Hill. I just couldn't leave.
At a Boston signing, someone from the audience asked why I was so obsessed with furniture in my books. The question rattled around in my head. I had no idea that I was obsessed with furniture.

