 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Paaiva kuchikoro chesekondari, akatanga kushanda semutori wenhau dzemitambo wenguva isina kuzara mutaundi rokumusha kwake achiwana madhora mashanu pamutambo. Akanyorera kuti ashande mumapepanhau anopfuura makumi mashanu, asi rimwe chete ndiro rakamudana kuti azobvunzurudzwa. Muna 1956, akabatana neAkron Beacon Journal pazera remakore 28 uye akanga ari mutori wenhau pahofisi yehurumende. Aizova mupepeti wokutanga mutema papepanhau racho, uye aizokurudzira mamwe madzinza kuti abatane naye mundima yake. Akanga ari pakati pevaAfrica vokuAmerica vokutanga kubvumirwa kupinda muAmerican Society of News Editors. Kubudisa kwake nhau kwakahwinha mubayiro kweKent State Shootingakaita kuti azivikanwe zvikuru pashure pokukwidziridzwa kwake kuva mupepeti wenhau. Muna 1973, akanga ari muAfrica wokuAmerica kuti atungamirire imba yokudhindira pashure pokusimudzirwa kwake kunotevera kuva mupepeti mukuru, uye ipapo makore mana gare gare akadanwa kuva mupepeti mukuru. Apo Knight Ridder, uyo aiva nomuridzi weAkron Beacon Journal, akaudzwa netsamba yaFitzpatrick pamusoro pokushaikwa kworudzi pakati pevashandi, kambani yacho yakatomupa basa somutungamiriri wezvinhu zvevaduku. Pashure pemakore maviri, akava mutevedzeri wapurezidhendi wezvinhu zvevanhu vashoma uye akashanda munzvimbo iyoyo kwemakore manomwe paKnight Ridder. Akadzidzisa paKent State University uye aive sachigaro wenguva pfupi paHoward University kubva muna 2001-2002. Mukati mamakore ake makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe ebasa, akakwanisa kubata nzvimbo iri yose muboka revashandi vepepanhau. 