It was quite a process to narrow more than 400 columns down to 80. I write weekly, though, and I don't always write about President [Barack] Obama, so that was the easy elimination.
Julianne MalveauxDon't believe the hype that black North Carolinians are not voting. We've heard this time and time again. It's just not the truth.
Julianne MalveauxI don't know how many off the record conversations I've had with African-American leaders who would not be quoted and refused to make their sentiments public.
Julianne MalveauxAs I write in the book, I do not regret either of my votes for President [Barack] Obama, nor my support of him when he ran for the Senate before that. I get excited as I ever did when I see that black man on Air Force One. But I won't settle for symbolism, and our President's record should be open for analysis.
Julianne Malveaux