Angelo Henderson Explained

Angelo B. Henderson (c. 1962  - February 15, 2014) was an American journalist, radio broadcaster and minister from Detroit, MI. In 1999, Henderson won the Pulitzer Prize[1] for Distinguished Feature Writing. Henderson remains the only African American journalist to win the Pulitzer Prize for The Wall Street Journal. [2] [3] [4] [5] As part of Henderson's advocacy efforts to encourage Detroit citizens to embrace civic involvement, he co-founded The Detroit 300, a citizen's patrol group aiding Detroit police; the Angelo B. Henderson Community Commitment Award has since been established in his name.[6]

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  1. Web site: The Pulitzer Prizes. 2016. www.pulitzer.org. The Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia University. 17 Aug 2016. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220072135/http://www.pulitzer.org/winners/6879. live.
  2. Web site: Angelo Henderson, Detroit radio host and Pulitzer Prize winner, dies at 51 . February 15, 2014 . February 16, 2014 . Lauren Abdul-Razzaq and Darren A. Nichols . The Detroit News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222034202/http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140215/OBITUARIES/302150050/Angelo-Henderson-Detroit-radio-personality-Pulitzer-Prize-winner-dies-51 . February 22, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Angelo B. Henderson, who also found calling in radio, ministry, dies at 51. February 15, 2014. February 16, 2014. John Wisely. Detroit Free Press. September 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132823/http://www.freep.com/article/20140215/NEWS08/302150073/Angelo-Henderson-obituary. live.
  4. Web site: Longtime Detroit Journalist Angelo Henderson Dies. February 15, 2014. February 16, 2014. The Wall Street Journal. March 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313120409/http://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304315004579385550180553812?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304315004579385550180553812.html. live.
  5. Web site: Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Angelo Henderson Dead Of Natural Causes. February 15, 2014. February 16, 2014. CBS. February 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140215235140/http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/02/15/pulitzer-prize-winning-journalist-angelo-henderson-has-died/. live.
  6. News: . Nominate a Michiganian of the Year . The Detroit News . Detroit, MI . 1 Aug 2016 . 18 Aug 2016 . 20 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160820024420/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/2016/08/01/nominate-michiganian-year-detroit-news/87921810/ . live .

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