January 26, 2005

Edwin Black, award-winning investigative author, to discuss his latest book "Banking on Baghdad" at Wayne State University

Award-winning New York Times and international best-selling author Edwin Black will discuss his latest book titled "Banking on Baghdad," at Wayne State University's Welcome Center auditorium, Monday, Jan. 31, at 4:30 p.m. Black, the author of several award-winning books including "IBM and the Holocaust," The Transfer Agreement" and "War Against the Weak," chronicles the tragic and turbulent 7,000-year history of Iraq in "Banking on Baghdad." Leading a team of 30 researchers in five countries, Black accessed more than 100 repositories and secured some 50,000 documents while researching the book that has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

As an investigative journalist, Black has often worked undercover contributing stories to the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and Playboy, to name a few. He also penned a syndicated weekly column in 50 cities titled "The Cutting Edge."

Sponsored by Wayne State University's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Center for the Study of Citizenship, Cohn-Haddow Center for Judaic Studies and the departments of history and political science, Black's presentation is free and open to the general public.

Wayne State's Welcome Center is located at 42 W. Warren Ave. (Warren and Woodward) and parking is available for $3.50 in Structure #6 on Putnam. Please RSVP to Kris Yurgin Cummings at (313) 577-8270 or ap0606@wayne.edu. For further information including a campus map, visit www.pcs.wayne.edu.

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 12 schools and colleges to more than 33,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.