1: Washington Post reporter LEON DASH won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his eight part series "Rosa Lee's Story." He has turned that into the new book "Rosa Lee: A Mother and Her Family in Urban America." It is published by Basic Books. DASH shadowed Rosa Lee's life for four years. The book shows Lee's day to day life in one of Washington D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods. DASH joined the Washington Post in 1966 and served as West Africa bureau chief. In 1984, He joined the Post's investigation's unit in Washington. His previous book, "When Children Want Children," was based on a Post series on teen moms. He lives in Mt. Rainier, Maryland.

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