Eric’s Notable Stories
For an archive of Eric’s work across media platforms, click on this link to his Authory page.
For NPR’s American Anthem series: A feature on the civil rights anthem “This Little Light of Mine,” with fresh reporting which resulted in a correction to the song’s Wikipedia entry.
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For NPR: An analysis on Dave Chappelle’s recent intolerance in standup, with a bonus reference to intolerance by Bill Maher:
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For the Los Angeles Review of Books: A look at books about Prince and Bruce Springsteen that gave me room to write about photos, celebrity and the curious parallels between two music icons:
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For the BBC: Why The Wire is the greatest TV show of the 21 Century:
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For NPR: Why it’s time for Tom Hanks to be anti-racist (a column which sparked hysteria from Fox News and right wing pundits).
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For NPR: Why Black contestants on Survivor say the show can be racist (not long after this was published, CBS required 50% of all contestants in its unscripted competition shows to be non-white.):
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For Neiman Reports: Why race and culture deserves regular, sensitive coverage in media.
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For NPR: My interview with Prince.
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For NPR: Prince’s movie opus Purple Rain taught me how to be in a band.
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