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Los Angeles Times Op-Ed columnist Gregory Rodriguez discusses how immigration is changing the way race is viewed in America. Best-selling author Walter Mosley says people read mysteries to learn a different point of view.
Gregory Rodriguez
Gregory Rodriguez
Gregory Rodriguez is a Sunday Op-Ed columnist for the Los Angeles Times and Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank. He writes on numerous issues, including race relations and assimilation. The Economist has praised him for 'decisively changing the understanding of the Latino experience in the United States.' His new book, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds, addresses how contemporary Mexican immigration will change the way Americans view race.
Walter Mosley
Walter Mosley
Novelist discusses the importance of including Black, male heroes in his writing. (3:21)
Best-selling novelist Walter Mosley injects his African American-Jewish heritage into his stories, giving them broader appeal. The Los Angeles native liked writing in his youth, but lost the urge as he moved East and worked various jobs. In the ‘80s, Mosley's passion was, fortunately, re-ignited. In ‘00, he partnered with City College of New York to create a publishing certificate program targeting minorities—the first such program in the country. Blonde Faith is the latest in his Easy Rawlins mystery series.