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Gil Robertson IV(born 13 August 1964, Los Angeles, California) is an African-American journalist/author. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa

Overview

Robertson is known for his contributions to numerous publications that include: the Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Black Enterprise and Essence Magazine among others. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily Newspaper in Atlanta Georgia, USA and its suburbs. Black Enterprise is a monthly US Magazine which describes itself as "the premier business news and investment resource for African Americans Essence is an American Fashion, Lifestyle and Entertainment Magazine. He is also founder and editor of the Robertson Treatment Syndicated Column (RTSC), one of America's most widely read urban lifestyle columns targeting the African American demo.

As an author, Robertson has contributed to the anthology Souls of My Brother and is a frequent contributior to the African American Almanac. His first book, Writing As A Tool of Empowerment, was published in 2003. On December 1, 2006, Agate Fine Publishing will release Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community, a collection of essays about the AIDS epidemic, edited by Robertson.

A member of the National Press Club and founder/president of the African American Film Critics Association, Mr. The National Press Club is one of the world's leading professional organizations for journalists Robertson resides in Los Angeles and Atlanta.

Awards/Nominations

NAACP Image Award

2006:Nominee-Best Literacy Nonfiction-Not In My Family

African American Literacy Award

2007:Nominee-Best Non-Fiction-Not In My Family


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