[2] However, when Lincoln wanted to found "Du-Good Chemical" company in St. Louis in 1947, the financial markets were not available to African Americans.

That company manufactured cosmetics and other chemicals, while also providing jobs for young black people from the community and helping them into college and careers.

The announcement of the award mentioned "his nearly 40-year career as a reporter, editor, columnist and editorial board member at The Kansas City Star".

And it said, "He tirelessly used his voice to draw attention to societal inequities, write about civil rights and highlight systemic injustices."

[4] Lewis was also interviewed about that book by Harold Smith for KC Studio, an arts magazine in Kansas City.

[3] Diuguid was an invited speaker at the eighth annual Greater Kansas City Peacebuilding Conference in 2020 discussing “Disinformation, Civil Rights Protests, and Social Justice.”[15] He has also served as the chair of the Political Action Committee for NAME.

[17] In 2024 he completed a book on Exploring Cuba : erasing fears through multicultural education with Tate-Beaver,[18] who had died over two years earlier.

The book describes cultural and professional exchanges with trips to Cuba organized by NAME between 2015 and 2019 with additional comments on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on US-Cuba relations.