
Jenna Wortham wants to expand the journalistic playing field
Jenna Wortham Staff Writer The New York Times Magazine University of Virginia, B.A. Jenna Wortham writes a technology column in The New York Times in
Jenna Wortham Staff Writer The New York Times Magazine University of Virginia, B.A. Jenna Wortham writes a technology column in The New York Times in
Brittany Noble Jones Morning Anchor WJTV This Morning Arkansas State University Masters, M.A. Alcorn State University, B.A. Brittany Noble Jones is a news anchor for
Talia Buford Reporter The Center for Public Integrity Georgetown University Law Center, M. S. L. Hampton University B.A. Talia Buford reports on environmental and labor
Joi-Marie McKenzie Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer ABCNews.com Columbia University, M.S. University of Maryland, College Park, B.A. Joi-Marie McKenzie has an impressive position as an entertainment and
Janelle Richards Producer Nightly News with Lester Holt/NBC News Columbia University, M.S. Spelman College, B.A. As a producer for Nightly News with Lester Holt, Janelle Richards
Emmy Victor Morning Live Reporter WRAL Howard University, B.A. Emmy Victor begins a new position as a morning live reporter for WRAL in Raleigh, North
Abby Phillip National Political Reporter The Washington Post Harvard University, B.A. Abby Phillip is a national political reporter for the Washington Post. During the 2016
Terrell J. Starr Political Correspondent Fusion University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, M.S. Philander Smith College, B.A. Terrell J. Starr is Fusion’s political correspondent covering the
Sam Sanders Co-host, NPR Politics Podcast General Assignment Reporter News Desk Weekend Duty Reporter NPR Harvard University, M.P.P. University of the Incarnate Word, B.A. Sam
Taylor Rooks Anchor and Reporter SportsNet New York Sideline Reporter CBS Sports Network University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Taylor Rooks has just joined SportsNet New
Shani Hilton Head of U.S. News BuzzFeed News Howard University, B.A. Shani Hilton graduated from Howard University a decade ago. That is all the time
Saeed Jones Executive Editor, Culture BuzzFeed Rutgers University, M.F.A. Western Kentucky University, B.A. Saeed Jones is everything: a Pushcart Prize-winning poet, a provocative writer, and a
Lauren Williams Managing Editor Vox.com Syracuse University, M.A. University of Virginia, B.A. Lauren Williams is the managing editor of Vox.com. Though only a few years
Elaine Welteroth Editor Teen Vogue California State University-Sacramento Elaine Welteroth has been named the editor of Teen Vogue. As a young woman herself, Welteroth intends
Errol Barnett Washington Correspondent CBS News University of California, Los Angeles, B.A. Santa Monica College, A.A. Errol Barnett recently joined CBS as a correspondent and
Vann R. Newkirk II Staff Writer The Atlantic University of North Carolina, M.S. Morehouse College, B.S. Vann R. Newkirk II focuses his writing on politics,
The passing of another legend has provoked dialogue on how Blacks are viewed by mainstream media and some Whites in America. Once it was announced
Vote It Loud hosted its first ever Multicultural Media Correspondents Dinner. The star-studded event paid tribute to cultured media experts who don’t receive the recognition they
I’ve grown as a businesswoman and a mother and a woman over the last few years, 2015 in particular was a year of growth for me.
Vivica A. Fox and 50 Cent clearly had one of the worst breakups in Black Hollywood history. Their connection was the embodiment of a May-December