James M BrodieJames Michael Brodie is a Baltimore-based seasoned writer/journalist/author with a strong background in news gathering and news analysis, as well as experience covering a variety of topics on a national level. He is a former contributor and editor wih Denver Urban Spectrum. Over the course of his career, he has worked at every level of the profession - in print and online publications - from reporter and researcher to copy editor and editor-in-chief to published author. His books include Created Equal: The Lives and Ideas of Black American Innovators, and Sweet Words So Brave: The Story of African American Literature. The experienced educator taught in both the Baltimore City Public School System and the Anne Arundel County School System. A graduate of the University of Colorado-Boulder, he is president of the Black and Gold Project Foundation, a group that exists to increase the number of African American students, faculty, staff, and administrators on the Boulder campus, while chronicling the narratives of Black people who studied and worked there. Read More Read Less