▁network ' s ▁coverage ▁of ▁Africa . ▁C obb ▁helped ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁N PR ' s ▁first ▁coverage ▁of ▁African ▁affairs . ▁After ▁leaving ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio , ▁C obb ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁the ▁P BS ▁show ▁Front line ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁staff ▁writer ▁for ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Magazine . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁National ▁Geographic ′ s ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Currently ▁C obb ▁is ▁a ▁senior ▁anal yst ▁at ▁all A frica . com . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁▁ ▁C obb ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Black ▁Journal ists ▁and ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁their ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁C obb ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁visit ing ▁professor ▁of ▁Afr icana ▁studies ▁at ▁Brown ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁teach es ▁a ▁course ▁called ▁" The ▁Organ izing ▁Trad ition ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ." ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Rad ical ▁Equ ations : ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁from ▁Mississippi ▁to ▁the ▁Al gebra ▁Project , ▁with ▁Bob ▁Mos es ▁( Be acon ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁ ▁No ▁E asy ▁Vict ories : ▁African ▁Liber ation ▁and ▁American ▁Activ ists ▁Over ▁a ▁Half ▁Century , ▁ 1 9 5 0 - 2 0 0 0 , ▁edited ▁with