Brent Staples

Brent Staples
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupation(s)The New York Times editorial writer, author

Brent Staples (born 1951) is an American author and member of the editorial board of The New York Times, where he specializes in coverage of education, criminal justice and economics.[1] His books include An American Love Story[2] and Parallel Time: Growing up In Black and White.[3] He writes about political, social and cultural issues, including race[4] and the state of the American school system.[5][6]

His memoir Parallel Time was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award.[7] He won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing[8] and is a fellow of the Society of American Historians.[9] He has also been a visiting fellow at several academic institutions.

  1. ^ "Brent Staples". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  2. ^ Staples, Brent; Penelope Falk; Jennifer Fox (1999). An American Love Story. Random House. ISBN 0375502998.
  3. ^ Staples, Brent (1995). Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black and White. HarperCollins. pp. 288. ISBN 0380724758.
  4. ^ Brent Staples (2005-10-31). "Why Race Isn't as 'Black' and 'White' as We Think". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  5. ^ Editorials/Op-Ed (2005-11-25). "Are Japan's Schools Really Better?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
  6. ^ Staples, Brent (2017-04-20). "Where Did All the Black Teachers ago?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  7. ^ "The New York Times Editorial Board: Brent Staples – Education, Criminal Justice, Economics". The New York Times. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  8. ^ "2019 Pulitzer Prizes Journalism: Editorial Writing - Brent Staples of The New York Times". 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
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