Great Moments in Journalism 2006: Colored People
Great Moments in Journalism are submitted by readers, and can be sent to this address. We're spending the week looking back at some of the year's Greatest Moments. After the jump, say hello (and goodbye) to Damu Smith, a Washington-area activist whose final cause was warning black men to take better care of their health, specifically scheduling examinations for the colorectal cancer that killed him. The Washington Post described him thuly:
Damu Smith looked handsome in his coffin.
His face, with its high cheekbones and sharp jaw, seemed full again. His hair had a soft sheen, having been freshly oiled and woven into small, braidlike twists by his beautician at the funeral home the night before. His unblemished skin was the brown of a honey graham cracker.