Journalist SONSYREA TATE (Pronounced "SAHN-suh-ray"). Tate, growing up in the sixties and seventies as a member of the Nation of Islam, witnessed the struggles of blacks in a predominantly white America. In her autobiography, "Little X," (HarperCollins) she tracks the personal history of her family and draws on their everyday experiences as members of the Nation to bring new understanding to its traditions. TATE has been a staff writer for the Virginia Pilot, Chicago Tribune, and The Washington Post.TV critic DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the sitcom "The Naked Truth" which is back on NBC tonight. 12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next Fresh Air. . .the evolving industrial and economic revolution...how technology is changing the status quo...Journalist WILLIAM GREIDER (GRY-der) discusses his new book on the global economy. Also--the experiences of a young girl and her family as they broke from the traditional Black church in the 1950s and joined the Nation of Islam. Terry Gross talks with SONSYREA TATE.(Pronounced "SAHN-suh-ray"). She has a new memoir. That and more coming up on today's Fresh Air.
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