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Every day I contemplate what I can do to help people treat each other better. I’m Nita Wiggins, a Paris-based university lecturer, public speaker, writing instructor, award-winning TV journalist, and author.

In Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism, my memoir, I unearth how I navigate a man-made obstacle course put in place to interrupt my goals.

Readers tell me my progression from Georgia in the U.S. Southeast, to Seattle in the Northwest, and on to the internationally-known city of Dallas, Texas, helps them confront rough terrain in their way.

I willingly offer my travails and triumphs under this key idea: Listen to Others as you would have them listen to you®.

COMING SOON to 300 million French-language speakers globally, Civil Rights Baby in French.

Readers are saying …

“I really appreciate the stories of brave women who managed to change their lives. That shows us that we can fulfill our dreams, not being afraid to have big ones.”

—Perrine Scheer, Wiggins’ former student at ESJ Paris

“Civil Rights Baby reminds me of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man …”

— Angela Shaw, former FCC and NAACP staff attorney

Photo: Discussing Civil Rights Baby with Malaysian publishers at Frankfurter Buchmesse / Frankfurt Book Fair, 2019.

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Civil Rights Baby shows my life as symbolic of striving and aspirational people from varying walks of life. May I present my story to your group?

Readers say my memoir can guide them to 1) stay on track with their pursuits and 2) soar over obstacles. Let’s plan an event for the people you serve.

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Click to order Civil Rights Baby in print and eBook versions. Bulk orders possible.

In Paris, France, visit The Red Wheelbarrow book shop to purchase your copy.

In Augusta, Georgia, visit The Book Tavern for your physical copy.

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Looking to write your book or come back more prepared than ever in a stop-and-start career? If so, let’s work together toward your next success.

I doubled my TV salary two times within five years by becoming strategic.

I want you to benefit from my what I lived and my hard-earned wisdom.

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read my testimony on economic lynching

I coin the term economic lynching in 2014 because of a major interruption in my career.

It’s the orchestrated choking off of a person’s career advancement, using hierarchical control and designating someone for the “noose.” Like a physical lynching, there’s a rigid insistence on ending the aspirations of the “other.”

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Mon livre en français en 2026

“I was captivated from the very first page.”

—Tina Mari Rucker, Chicago-based artist and filmmaker

Every day I contemplate what I can do to help people treat each other better. I’m Nita Wiggins, a Paris-based university lecturer, public speaker, writing instructor, award-winning TV journalist, and author.

In Civil Rights Baby: My Story of Race, Sports, and Breaking Barriers in American Journalism, my memoir, I unearth how I navigate a man-made obstacle course put in place to interrupt my goals.

Readers tell me my progression from Georgia in the U.S. Southeast, to Seattle in the Northwest, and on to the internationally-known city of Dallas, Texas, helps them confront rough terrain in their way.

I willingly offer my travails and triumphs under this key idea: Listen to Others as you would have them listen to you®.

COMING SOON to 300 million French-language speakers globally, Civil Rights Baby in French.

Readers are saying …

“I really appreciate the stories of brave women who managed to change their lives. That shows us that we can fulfill our dreams, not being afraid to have big ones.”

—Perrine Scheer, Wiggins’ former student at ESJ Paris

“Civil Rights Baby reminds me of Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man …”

— Angela Shaw, former FCC and NAACP staff attorney

Selecting for your book club or seeking a skilled speaker?

Civil Rights Baby shows my life as symbolic of striving and aspirational people from varying walks of life. May I present my story to your group?

Readers say my memoir can guide them to 1) stay on track with their pursuits and 2) soar over obstacles. Let’s plan an event for the people you serve.

Click to order Civil Rights Baby in print and eBook versions. Bulk orders possible.

In Paris, France, visit The Red Wheelbarrow book shop to purchase your copy.

In Augusta, Georgia, visit The Book Tavern for your physical copy.

Looking to write your book or come back more prepared than ever in a stop-and-start career? If so, let’s work together toward your next success.

I doubled my TV salary two times within five years by becoming strategic.

I want you to benefit from my what I lived and my hard-earned wisdom.

I coin the term economic lynching in 2014 because of a major interruption in my career.

It’s the orchestrated choking off of a person’s career advancement, using hierarchical control and designating someone for the “noose.” Like a physical lynching, there’s a rigid insistence on ending the aspirations of the “other.”