davis went on to vietnam as the afro-american newspapers war correspondent. during his 18 months in vietnam, he reported on combat activities of black service people in the afro's 13-state circulation area. when he returned home, he joined the "baltimore sun". he was a staff member of the san diego union, where he covered governor jerry brown, the now-defunct "washington star", an editor of nbc television news in washington, d.c., and a reporter for the "washington times".