by Adam Henig | Sep 22, 2015 | Alex Haley, Spring Training in Florida, St. Petersburg |
On Tuesday, October 20, I’ll be delivering a talk about Alex Haley at the Santa Clara Central Park Library. The lecture is sponsored by the Santa Clara County Historical and Genalogical Society. It is part of their monthly meeting, which begins at 6:00 p.m....
by Adam Henig | Jun 23, 2015 | Alex Haley, Spring Training in Florida, St. Petersburg |
We were at a standstill. On the freeway, my wife and I sat in the car, looking ahead and hoping to find the cause of an unforeseeable, Saturday afternoon traffic jam. Having allocated two hours before my 1:30 p.m. book talk at a retirement center, I was concerned I...
by Adam Henig | May 30, 2015 | Alex Haley, Self-publishing
There has been a date change for my next book talk, which will be taking place in Castro Valley (my hometown). Instead of June 20, it is now scheduled for Saturday, June 13. The information is below. If you are unable to make it, the next one will be October 20 in...
by Adam Henig | May 19, 2015 | Alex Haley, Biography, St. Petersburg |
Alex Haley’s brother died Last week, Alex Haley’s younger brother, Ambassador George Haley, died at the age of 89. George was the last living member of the immediate family—Alex’s mother Bertha died in 1931; his father, Simon, passed away in 1973; Alex in 1992;... by Adam Henig | Mar 28, 2015 | Alex Haley, Self-publishing, Writing |
As I work feverishly on my next book–how an African American physician led the effort to integrate Major League Baseball’s spring training in Florida–I’ve neglected, with regret, my blog. Here are the latest happenings: I’m scheduled to deliver... by Adam Henig | Feb 8, 2015 | Alex Haley, Self-publishing
A little more than a year ago, the History Channel announced it had acquired the film rights to Roots. Until now there has been little development. Deadline.com, a popular breaking news site that covers the Hollywood film industry, reported that director Allen Hughes,...