My Times in Black and White : Race and Power at the New York Times

“Boyd’s tale provides a rare inside view of power and behind-the-scenes politics at the nation’s premier newspaper during one of its most tumultuous periods.” After A Career Of Many Firsts, Journalist Gerald Boyd Became The First Black Managing Editor Of The New York Times. But The Dream Ended Abruptly With Boyd's Forced Resignation In The Wake Of Scandal Over Jayson Blair, A Reporter Who Had Plagiarized And Fabricated News Stories. A Rare Inside View Of Power And Behind-the-scenes Politics At The Nation's Premier Newspaper, My Times In Black And White Is The Inspirational Tale Of A Man Who Rose From Urban Poverty To The Top Of His Field, Struggling Against White Dominated Media, Tearing Down Racial Barriers, And All The While Documenting The Most Extraordinary Events Of The Latter Twentieth Century. Loss And Love -- Seeds Of Ambition -- From Uganda X To Cub Reporter -- Growing But Restless -- Fresh Starts -- D.c. Grind -- Fast Tracked -- My Times -- Shifting Priorities And Alliances -- Joy And Heartbreak -- The Outsiders -- The Greatest Story -- Managing Up, Managing Down -- The Makings Of A Scandal -- Inquisition -- Free Fall -- A Time For Good-byes. Gerald M. Boyd ; Afterword By Robin D. Stone. Includes Index. An inspiring and riveting tale. Patrik Henry Bass, Senior Editor, Essence After a career of many firsts, journalist Gerald Boyd became the first black managing editor of the New York Times . But the dream ended abruptly with Boyds forced resignation in the wake of scandal over Jayson Blair, a reporter who had plagiarized and fabricated news stories. A rare inside view of power and behind-the-scenes politics at the nations premier newspaper, My Times in Black and White is the inspirational tale of a man who rose from urban poverty to the top of his field, struggling against whitedominated media, tearing down racial barriers, and all the while documenting the most extraordinary events of the latter twentieth century. A rags-to-riches story of the climb from urban poverty to the New York Times, this insider's view of struggle and change at the nation's premier newspaper reconstructs the most controversial period in the paper's history and records how journalists reported and edited the biggest events of the past two decades. A candid discussion on race, this memoir is the inspirational story of a man who covered presidents, documented extraordinary social and cultural challenges, led his team to an unprecedented number of Pulitzers, stumbled disastrously during an unjust scandal, and in the end discovered the true value of his life. A rags-to-riches story of the climb from urban poverty to the "New York Times" that offers an insider's view of struggle and change at the nation's premier newspaper. It reconstructs the most controversial period in the paper's history and records how journalists reported and edited the biggest events over the years