Black Women Journalists to Follow
January 3, 2020
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Black Voices Matter. Here Are Some Women Journalists You Should Be Reading
Black women journalists are often subjected to a double marginalization because of both - their race and gender. The Coalition For Women In Journalism pushes for racial diversity within the journalism and media industry in the US, and across the world. Find below a list of select women journalists who have made their mark on the media landscape through their powerful words and fierce reportage. We will continue to update this list with more black women journalists for you to follow.
Arts & Entertainment
Robin Givhan
Washington based journalist works for Washington Post.
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Jacque Reid
New York based journalist works for NBC TV.
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Samantha Ofole - Prince
Los Angeles based journalist works for CaribPress.
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Kelundra Smith
Atlanta based journalist works for Georgia State Law.
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Sylvia O Bell
New York based writer and co-host at Netflix.
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Hunter Haris
New York based journalist works for Vulture.
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Culture
Cerise Castle
Los Angeles based journalist works for KCRW.
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Rosalind Bentley
Atlanta based journalist works for Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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Allison P Davis
New York based journalist works for The Cut.
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Crime & Police
Tamron Hall
New York based journalist works for Tamron Hall Show.
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Raisa Habersham
Atlanta based journalist works for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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Editorial
Stacy-Marie Ishmael
Texas based journalist works for Texas Tribune.
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Cassie Haynes
Philadelphia based journalist works for Resolve Philly.
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Kimbriell Kelly
Washington DC based journalist works for LA Times.
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Nana Agyemang
New York based journalist works for The Cut.
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Susan S. Richardson
Washington based journalist works for PublicIntegrity.org
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Evette Dionne
Denver based journalist works for Bitch Media.
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Imani Gandy
Oakland based journalist works for Rewire News.
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Ashton Lattimore
Philadelphia based journalist works for Our Prism.
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Lottie Joiner
Washington based journalist works for The Crisis.
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Maudlyne Ihejirika
Chicago based journalist works for Chicago Sun-Times.
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Environment
Dalya H. Jones
Texas based journalist works for Texas Observer.
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Freelance
Keli Goff
New York based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Ivie Ani
New York based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Taylor Crumpton
Oakland based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Mara Schiavocampo
New York based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Briahna Joy Gray
New York based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Olivia Obineme
Chicago based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Cynthia Tucker
Alabama based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Montinique Monroe
Texas based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Farai Chideya
New York based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Tamara Winfrey-Harris
Indiana based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Dr. Cynthia Greenlee
North Carolina based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Sylvia Jarrus
Michigan based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Soledad O'Brien
New York based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza
Atlanta based journalist works as a freelancer.
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General Assignment
Taisje C
Washington based journalist works for WMAL-FM.
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Ebone Monet
San Diego based journalist works for CaribPress.
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Sia Nyorkor
Ohio based journalist works for Cleveland19.
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Sade Baderinwa
New York based journalist works for WABC-7.
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Michele Norris
Washington based journalist works for Washington Post.
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Jericka Duncan
New York based journalist works for CBS.
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Michelle Miller
New York based journalist works for CBS.
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Robin Roberts
New York based journalist works for ABC.
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Morgan Radford
New York based journalist works for NBC News.
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Deborah Roberts
ew York based journalist works for ABC.
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Sheinelle Jones
New York based journalist works for Today Show.
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Fredricka Whitfield
Atlanta based journalist works for CNN.
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Liz Brazile
Seattle based journalist works for KUOW.
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Immigration
Richelle Carey
Texas based journalist works for Al Jazeera.
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Outside US
Kathleen Newman Bremang
Toronto based journalist works for Refinery29.
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Sharine Taylor
Toronto based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Genelle Levy
Toronto based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Yagazie Emezi
Nigeria based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Allya Davidson
Toronto based journalist works for CTVW5.
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Takara Small
Toronto based journalist works for Metro Morning.
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Politics
Antonia Hylton
Brooklyn based journalist works for NBC news.
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Jamila Bey
Washington based journalist works for WPFW.
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Caitlin Dickerson
New York based journalist works for NY Times.
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Heather McGhee
New York based journalist works for NBC News.
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Sara Sidner
Los Angeles based journalist works for CNN.
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Melissa Harris-Perry
New Orleans based journalist works for Zora Mag.
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DeAsia Paige Sutgrey
Missouri based journalist works for News Democrat.
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Race
Michaela Angela Davis
Washington based journalist works for Essence.
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Audie Cornish
Boston based journalist works for NPR.
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Shani OlisaHilton
Los Angeles based journalist works for LA Times.
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Jamilah Lemieux
Los Angeles based journalist works for Slate/Ebony.
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Sports
Jemele Hill
Detroit based journalist works for The Atlantic.
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Taylor Rooks
New York based journalist works for Bleacher Report.
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Sharon Brown
Memphis based journalist works for Memphis Flyer.
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Khristina Williams
New York based journalist works for Girls Talk Sports TV.
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Shay Simons
South Carolina based journalist works for WACH FOX.
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Ava Wallace
Washington based journalist works for Washington Post.
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Terrika Foster-Brasby
Hartford based journalist works for ESPN.
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Technology
Benét J. Wilson
Baltimore based journalist works for Online News Association.
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Saphia Lanier
Georgia based journalist works as a freelancer.
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White House
Kristen Welker
Washington DC based journalist works for NBC news.
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April Ryan
Washington DC based journalist works for CNN.
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Black Live Matter
Femi Oke
Washington DC based journalist works for Moderate The Panel.
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Beatrice Peterson
Washington DC based journalist works for ABC NEWS.
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Alyssa Pointer
Atlanta based journalist works for AJC..
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Abby Phillip
Washington DC based journalist works for CNN.
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Errin Haines
Atlanta based journalist works for The 19th.
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Angelique Jackson
Georgia based journalist works for Variety.
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Leah Asmelash
North Carolina based journalist works for CNN.
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Mariya Moseley
New York based journalist work for ABC NEWS.
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Donna Bryson
Denver based journalist work for Denverite.
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Zoë Jackson
Detroit based journalist works for Star Tribune.
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Alexandra Samuels
Texas based journalist works for Texas Tribune.
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Melissa Hellmann
Philadelphia based journalist work for Seattle Times.
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Tracie Hunte
Brooklyn based journalist works for WNYC Radio.
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Michele Norris
Washington based journalist works for NPR.
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Nicole Hannah Jones
New York based journalist works for NYT.
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Bee Quammie
Toronto based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Jenice Armstrong
Philadelphia based journalist works for Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Melanie Burney
Philadelphia based journalist works for Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Kimberly Davis
Houston based journalist works for CBS3.
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Rahel Solomon
Philadelphia based journalist works for CNBC.
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Fabiola Cineas
Philadelphia based journalist works for VOX.
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Alexis Johnson
Washington based journalist works for Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
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Makeda Easter
Los Angeles based journalist works for LA Times.
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Cherri Gregg
Philadelphia based journalist works for KYW News.
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Erin B Logan
Washington based journalist works for LA Times.
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Taylor Crumpton
Texas based journalist works for Level Mag.
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Cici Adams
New York based journalist works for VOX.
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Vanessa K De Luca
New Jersey based journalist works for ZORA, Medium
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Montinique Monroe
Texas based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Sofiya Ballin
Philadelphia based journalist works for Black History Untold.
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Layla Jones
Philadelphia based journalist works for Billy Pen.
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Kay Angrum
New York based journalist works for NBC New York.
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Morgan Jerkins
Los Angeles based journalist works for Medium.
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Karen Attiah
Texas based journalist works for Washington Post.
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Jenna Wortham
Brooklyn based journalist works for NYT Mag.
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Yamiche Alcindor
Washington DC based journalist works for PBS News Hour.
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Huda Hassan
Toronto based journalist works as a freelancer.
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Valerie Russ
Philadelphia based journalist works for Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Wendi C. Thomas
Memphis based journalist works for ProPublica.
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Omayra Issa
Saskatoon based journalist works for CBC.
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Tori Mason
Denver based journalist works for CBS Denver.
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Mekialaya White
Denver based journalist works for CBS Denver.
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Antonia Hylton
Brooklyn based journalist.
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