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Val Atkinson
Val Atkinson hails from Princeton, North Carolina; attended K-12 and college
in the Tidewater area of Virginia (Portsmouth and Norfolk). He retired after
serving 20 years in the Un...view moreVal Atkinson hails from Princeton, North Carolina; attended K-12 and college
in the Tidewater area of Virginia (Portsmouth and Norfolk). He retired after
serving 20 years in the United States Army, he also retired from North Carolina
State Government. Val began his literary and teaching career in 1984 as an
Adjunct Professor at Webster University in Saint Louis, Missouri. He taught
courses at Durham Technical Community College in Durham, NC, and Wake
Technical Community College in Raleigh, NC. He concluded his teaching career
as an Adjunct Political Science Professor at North Carolina Central University
in Durham, North Carolina.
Val began his writing career as an OP-ED columnist with several black weekly newspapers in North
Carolina. He authored his first book, “SOUTHERN RACIAL POLITICS” in 2007. His first book
was followed by three other books — “DISTRACTIONS”, “THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE”, and
this book, “THE 2ND EDITION OF DISTRACTIONS”.
Val began his radio talk show career in 1990 and retired after 33 years in 2022. Val was the host of
“Connections”. Connections is a weekly radio talk show and airs on WFXC / WFXK, Foxy 107.1 – 104.3
FM. He also hosted a talk show on WNCU (90.7 FM) entitled “Jones Street”. Val is currently the co-host
of the podcast “The Deal with Ed Clark”. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’sview less
Books by Val Atkinson
Distractions, Distortions, Deceptions, and Outright Lies: Diversions That Keep the South Red, Poor People Poor, and Plutocrats and Oligarchs in Power