Are there any African American news journalist that report outside the U.S. borders? Pt.1 of 3

CNN is an international news channel that covers a world of different races, cultures and backgrounds a person would think there would be more African American news journalist. Not just at CNN but on any of the major news channels in the United States there is no presence of African American news journalist covering major stories in the United States or abroad. This is very evident with the recent disaster in Haiti a country where most of the natives if not all are people of color. CNN sent reporters from all over there news office from Anderson Cooper to Dr. Sanjay Gupta but there was no sign of an African American journalist during the coverage of the earthquake. Not only are other reporters covering news on location on a worldwide scale they often have their own shows on the network. CNN has 7 African American male news anchors and correspondents out of the 24 male anchors and correspondents at the network. Don Lothian, T.J. Holmes, and Tony Harris are the only African American anchors at CNN all others are correspondents for politics, entertainment, or news issues. Since the emergence and election of President Barack Obama there now more correspondents and regular guest at the network to cover the business of the White house and the President’s activities which include Dan Lothian and Roland Martin who are both fairly newcomers to CNN. None of the African American male news anchors have their own show in such as their counter parts Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper nor do they cover news on international issues except from the newsroom. In an August 2007 issue of Ebony magazine CNN anchor Leon Harris recalled 9/11 when he was on the air when the planes hit producers asked him to go to Aaron Brown a white anchor at the station, “Then, the chairman of the company came down and said to me…, ‘Sit here and just be our back-up and cut-in guy’.