Why James Patterson's apology following 'racism' claim was an

The author said that he strongly supported diversity of voices, but that would be hard to tell looking at many of the co-authors he's chosen to work with.
James Patterson's claim of white male writers experiencing racism was laughable, but his apology after receiving backlash was an eyebrow raiser too.
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James Patterson apologizes for saying white male writers face racism

America's Crisis of the Intellectual - The Atlantic

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James Patterson apologizes for saying white authors face 'form of racism

Filthy Rich: A Powerful Billionaire, the Sex Scandal That Undid Him, and All the Justice That Money Can Buy: The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein (Audible Audio Edition): James Patterson

Author who claimed white male writers having trouble finding work is 'form of racism' sparks free speech debate

James Patterson claims white male writers face 'another form of racism,' can't break into writing - The Washington Post

James Patterson apologizes for saying white male writers face racism

Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to WWII - Zinn Education Project

My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard: A Mother Jones Investigation – Mother Jones

Collected Works of James Wilson, vol. 1

Podcast - Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)

James Patterson is sorry for saying white writers face “another form of racism”

References - Dangerous Crossings