20 Black Women in Journalism you Should Know

According to the Women's Media Center's Status of Women in US Media Report,
the number of women of color is dropping in newsrooms overall. 

The way people of color are portrayed in the media makes it clear just how many are being hired at newspapers and magazines. According to the Women's Media Center's Status of Women in US Media Report, the number of women of color is dropping in newsrooms overall. 

Here are 20 Black women in journalism you should know: 

Jamilah Lemieux  - VP of Men’s programming at Interactive One

Jemele Hill  - C0-Host of ESPN’s The Six

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Rhonesha Byng  - Founder of Her Agenda

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Darian Symone Harvin  -  News editor at Buzzfeed

Shamira Ibrahim - Writer for Very Smart Brothers

Danyel Smith - Culture editor for The Undefeated, Co-founder of HRDCVR

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Samara Lynn  - Tech editor of Black Enterprise

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Chasity Cooper - Freelance journalist, Digital director of Her Agenda  

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Tiffany Stewart  - News editor at Blavity

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Ashley C. Ford - Features writer for Refinery29

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Christina Carrega - Reporter at the New York Daily

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Taryn Finley - Associate editor at Huffington Post Black Voices

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Ashley Weatherford  - Senior Beauty Editor at NY Mag’s The Cut

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Breanna Edwards - News Editor at The Root

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Danielle Cadet - Senior Editor for ESPN’s The Undefeated

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Essence Gant  - Beauty Editor at Buzzfeed

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Courtney Connley - Career Reporter of CNBC’s Make It

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Polly Irungu - Journalist

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Ellen McGirt - Culture and Race writer at Fortune

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Lilly Workneh - Senior Editor at Huffington Post Black Voices

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Who are some other women you look up to in media?