You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In…

His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.

He routinely took on the powerful and was part of a Pulitzer-winning team at The Anchorage Daily News that investigated alcoholism and suicide among Native…