Paul Evans is a former reporter and managing editor at The Baltimore Afro-American and a former columnist at The Baltimore Sun. He has been an English department faculty member at colleges and universities in Baltimore where he taught Freshman Composition, American Literature, black American Literature, and The Harlem Renaissance. A graduate of Morgan State and Johns Hopkins universities, Mr. Evans resides in Baltimore and continues his academic career. His e-mail address is Pauliswriting@gmail.com.