Education
The Knoxville, Tennessee native had a masters in social work from the University of Pittsburgh and once studied law.
The Knoxville, Tennessee native had a masters in social work from the University of Pittsburgh and once studied law.
His program, "We Ourselves", aired from 1978 until his death on the Pacifica Foundation’s WPFW-FM, a 50,000 watt station in the nation’s capitol. He also hosted a similar show on XM 169 from March 2006 until July 26, 2007. He used his vast knowledge of law and people to co-anchored gavel-to-gavel coverage of United States. Supreme Court confirmation hearings and Pacifica’s daily national six weeks live coverage of the Persian Gulf War.
He managed the Pacific Foundation from 2005 to 2006 - as well as other human services agencies.
His 1982 essay, "Where Are Your Responsible White Leaders?", made a splash when it was published in the Washington Post. "Frankly, blacks are tired of carrying the overwhelmingly disproportionate share of the responsibility for preserving freedom and extending democracy in America," he wrote.
He also created the National Center’s Department of Research and Development"s publications The National Center Reporter and New Spirit. Lane’s most recent book was “Foreign Whites Only? How and Why America Became A Racist Nation.”.
Quotations: "Frankly, blacks are tired of carrying the overwhelmingly disproportionate share of the responsibility for preserving freedom and extending democracy in America,".