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Remembering a Media Legend: Top 5 Black News Moments with Mike Wallace
From Malcolm X to Tina Turner, we highlight top moments in a media legend's career
From Malcolm X to Tina Turner, Mike Wallace–who died April 7— has had a stellar…
By Janell Hazelwood
April 9, 2012
Tags: 60 Minutes, black news, CBS, CBS News, Civil Rights Moment, Civil Rights Movement, discrimination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lawrence Taylor, Louis Farrakhan, Malcolm X, media, media industry, Mike Wallace, News, NFL, Oprah Winfrey, racism, scandal, Sports Biz, Tina Turner


![On-air Let your voice be heard: One of the first Black radio talk show hosts, Taliaferro used the San Francisco Bay Area's airwaves for 40 years to "speak his mind," debating political and cultural issues as well as breaking racial barriers. To fix today's institutions, he says, requires the creation of forums where diverse voices can be heard. "I hope that talk becomes the theme of what we do in the United States from government across [other areas] so we can have a stronger nation with tremendous, insightful understanding," says Ray Taliaferro.](http://cdn4.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/01/On-air-150x150.jpg)

