Ralph A Wiley

Ralph Wiley

Ralph Wiley (April 12, 1952 June 13, 2004) was a sports journalist who wrote for various publications such as Sports Illustrated and espn.com's Page 2 [1] ...

Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views from a Black Man's World

What Black People Should Do Now: Dispatches from Near the Vanguard

What Black People Should Do Now

Dark Witness: When Black People Should Be Sacrificed (Again)

Dark Witness : When Black People Should Be Sacrificed (Again)

Best Seat in the House: A Basketball Memoir

Growing Up King: An Intimate Memoir

Growing up King : An Intimate Memoir

Serenity: A Boxing Memoir

"This is a surprising book, a terrific book. It's not about boxing, but about an odd, demanding world in which boxing is the thread, the key to existence. Wiley deftly broadens the delineation of this world and its people. Perceptive reporting is the foundation and perceptive reporting is rare enoug...

Why Black People Tend to Shout: Cold Facts and Wry Views from a Black Man's World

A collection of essays on popular culture as it relates to African Americans includes discussions of Spike Lee, Jackie Robinson, Bernhard Goetz, Marion Barry, ""What Black People Don't Like,"" and ""The Natural Superiority of Black Athletes."" Reprint.

Dark Witness

"You can find in a text whatever you bring, if you will stand between it and the mirror of your imagination. . . . Yes, take it all around, there is quite a good deal of information in the book. I regret this very much; but really it could not be helped."--Mark TwainLike his literary forebears--Fred...

What Black People Should Do Now: Dispatches from Near the Vanguard

"Probing, entertaining and agitating." EssenceBy the acclaimed and controversial author of WHY BLACK PEOPLE TEND TO SHOUT, this is an unblinking look at African-American life, including explosive essays on education, Rodney King, multiculturalism, and men and women. Part fiery polemic, part stinging...

Classic Wiley: A Lifetime of Punchers, Players, Punks and Prophets (Great American Sportswriters)

The definitive collection from the late Ralph Wiley-pioneering journalist, acclaimed author of Why Black People Tend to Shout, and a towering voice in the world of sportswriting hen Ralph Wiley, a columnist for ESPN.com and a former writer for Sports Illustrated, passed away on June 13, 2004, he lef...

Serenity: A Boxing Memoir

"This is a surprising book, a terrific book. It's not about boxing, but about an odd, demanding world in which boxing is the thread, the key to existence. Wiley deftly broadens the delineation of this world and its people. Perceptive reporting is the foundation and perceptive reporting is rare enoug...

By Any Means Necessary: Trials And Tribulations of the Making of Malcolm X

The director of Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever describes the troubles he encountered while making Malcolm X, a film based on the life of the slain African-American leader. Original.