caption movement death_date alias birth_place ethnicity name background birth_date language period article_title birth_name occupation
sandra smokes was inducted into the syracuse press club civil rights 08 august 2012 sandy syracuse , ny , u.s. african american saundra smokes newspaper 8 october 1954 english 1978 -- 2012 saundra smokes
 saundra smokes award-winning producer , activist journalist , playwright , free-lance journalist , radio
saundra smokes

saundra smokes -lrb- october 8 , 1954 -- august 8 , 2012 -rrb- was an award-winning journalist and playwright .
saundra was a free-lance journalist for 3.5 years and a former employee of `` the post-standard '' for more than 30 years .
she was a member of the national association of black journalists , inducted into the syracuse press club wall of distinction , and was a member of the paul robeson performing arts company .
she was also a syndicated columnist for 22 newspapers nationwide and won a cable ace award for a video drama .
