Writing Strong Inside was largely a solitary experience for eight years. Hours of research in libraries, or sitting at my desk at home. The experience of getting out and talking about the book has been a complete 180-degree turn, and that was never ... [Continue Reading]
Sports Illustrated Excerpt
Read the Sports Illustrated excerpt from Strong Inside here. SI.com features a passage from the book describing Perry Wallace's first game at Ole Miss, the first time an African American varsity basketball player had ever taken the court in Oxford. ... [Continue Reading]
Strong Inside on All Things Considered
While in Washington, D.C. for the book launch at Politics & Prose last week, I had the opportunity to join Perry Wallace for an interview with NPR's Audie Cornish. Her story ran on the popular All Things Considered program this afternoon. Hear ... [Continue Reading]
Meet The Press Interview
While in Washington, D.C. for the official book launch Dec. 1 at Politics & Prose bookstore, I had the opportunity to sit down with Meet The Press' Chuck Todd for an interview. From the hair stylist in the green room telling me she didn't need to ... [Continue Reading]
NPR “Only A Game” Interview
The NPR "Only A Game" Interview. Bill Littlefield has hosted a terrific sports program out of Boston's WBUR for many years. While Perry Wallace was in Nashville earlier this week, we drove over to a recording studio on Music Row to do an interview ... [Continue Reading]
Politics & Prose Video
Just two days after President Obama went shopping at Politics & Prose bookstore on Small Business Saturday, the Strong Inside book tour made a stop at the store. Dec. 1 also happened to be the official publication date for Strong Inside. It was a ... [Continue Reading]
Perry Wallace on Athlete-Activists
In today's Washington Post, reporter Dave Sheinin discusses the willingness of many collegiate and professional athletes to speak out on social issues in recent weeks, a departure from the norm. Sheinin interviewed Perry Wallace over the phone as ... [Continue Reading]
Tennessean Excerpt #3
In today's 3rd and final Tennessean excerpt from Strong Inside, a glimpse at an event on the Vanderbilt campus that revealed how people from different backgrounds could view the same episode: An induction into a secret society gone terribly wrong. ... [Continue Reading]
Tennessean Excerpt #2
In the second of three Strong Inside excerpts in The Tennessean, today's installment covers Perry Wallace's first game at Mississippi State, an experience he later described as "hell on earth." Wallace will be coming to Nashville later this week ... [Continue Reading]
Tennessean Excerpt #1
In March 1970, the Tennessean ran a landmark interview with Perry Wallace detailing his experiences as the first African American student-athlete to complete a full career in the Southeastern Conference. Now, nearly 45 years later, the paper is ... [Continue Reading]