This is a list of notable African American journalists. For other African Americans, see Lists of African Americans.
List of journalists
JoNina Abron-Ervin, journalist and activist Yamiche Alcindor, journalist Monroe Anderson, journalist, author, was Chicago's press secretary for mayor Eugene Sawyer Karen Attiah, writer and editor, Washington Post Columnist Sade Baderinwa, journalist and news anchor Daisy Bates, journalist and activist Jamila Bey, journalist and public speaker Victor Blackwell, CNN news anchor Ed Bradley, former host of 60 Minutes on CBS James Brown, host of The NFL Today on CBS Sway Calloway, journalist, radio personality Richelle Carey, journalist Cerise Castle, journalist Cari Champion, journalist, host of ESPN's SportsCenter Farai Chideya, journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, author, journalist Audie Cornish, journalist Vanessa de Luca, journalist and editor Merri Dee, journalist and philanthropist Caitlin Dickerson, journalist Evette Dionne, culture writer Elle Duncan, sports anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter Jericka Duncan, journalist Alice Allison Dunnigan, journalist, civil rights activist and author Harris Faulkner, television host and anchor for Fox News Georgia Fort, independent journalist Robin Givhan, fashion journalist and editor Keli Goff, journalist and screenwriter Bryant Gumbel, host of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Greg Gumbel, sportscaster for NFL on CBS Errin Haines, journalist, Editor in Chief of The 19th, President of the National Association of Black Journalists Tamron Hall, journalist and talk show host Jay Harris, journalist and anchor for ESPN Melissa Harris-Perry, journalist and scholar Nia-Malika Henderson, CNN political reporter Jemele Hill, sports journalist for ESPN's The Undefeated Marc Lamont Hill, journalist-newscaster, political commentator employer of Al Jazeera English Shani Hilton, journalist and editor Erica Green, New York Times reporter Lester Holt, journalist and anchor for NBC News Monica Jones Kaufman Pearson, broadcast news anchor Charlayne Hunter-Gault, journalist Antonia Hylton, journalist Gwen Ifill, (deceased) journalist and newscaster Stacy-Marie Ishmael, journalist and editor Omar Jimenez, journalist Jason Johnson, writer, political commentator Sheinelle Jones, journalist, news anchor, and commentator for NBC News and MSNBC Kimbriell Kelly, investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of Chicago Public Media Gayle King, journalist, television personality, co-anchor of CBS This Morning Jamilah Lemieux, advice columnist, Slate Jamelle Bouie, New York Times Columnist Adam Serwer Senior Staff Writer, The Atlantic Clint Smith, Staff Writer, The Atlantic Allison Davis On-Air Reporter, TV Executive, co-founder of NABJ Don Lemon, journalist, author, CNN anchor Roland Martin, commentator for TV One Zerlina Maxwell, former XM Radio Host, podcaster Nancy Hicks Maynard, journalist and publisher Heather McGhee, commentator Ed Gordon TV host, broadcast journalist, writer Craig Melvin, news anchor for NBC News and MSNBC Curt Menefee, host of Fox NFL Sunday Michelle Miller, national correspondent for CBS News Sophia A. Nelson, columnist Ryan Clark Sportscaster Michele Norris, journalist Kevin Merida, Former Executive Editor of the LA Times Jamil Smith, Columnist for The Guardian Charles Blow, Former New York Times columnist, contributor for The Guardian Charles Cobb, Journalist, civil rights activist, and lay historian Soledad O'Brien, journalist and commentator Rob Parker, sports analysis for Fox Sports Leonard Pitts, journalist for the Miami Herald Lydia Polgreen, journalist Morgan Radford, broadcast journalist Jacque Reid, journalist and broadcast TV news anchor Monica Richardson, newspaper editor and senior vice president of USA Today Deborah Roberts, broadcast journalist Robin Roberts, newscaster Eugene Robinson, 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner, columnist and associate editor of The Washington Post Max Robinson, broadcast journalist for ABC World News Tonight Brent Staples, New York Times Editorial Board, columnist, Pulitzer Prize winner, psychologist Al Roker, broadcaster, meteorologist Taylor Rooks, sports journalist Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, editor of The Woman's Era, the first national newspaper published by and for African American women April Ryan, journalist Omari Salisbury, independent journalist and founder of Converge Media in Seattle, Washington Symone Sanders, MSNBC Host Mara Schiavocampo, journalist Stuart Scott, (deceased) former sports anchor for ESPN's Sports Center Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation Bernard Shaw, former lead news anchor for CNN Sara Sidner, journalist, correspondent for CNN Michael Smith, ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, journalist, radio host for ESPN Rahel Solomon, broadcast journalist Alison Stewart, journalist and radio host David Swerdlick, journalist for the Washington Post Wendi C. Thomas, investigative journalist Cynthia Tucker, journalist Kristen Welker, host of Meet the Press on NBC News Gene Demby Host, NPR's Code Switch Ida B. Wells, 19th and early 20th century journalist and civil rights activist Fredricka Whitfield, news anchor for CNN Newsroom Ayesha Rascoe Host, NPR Weekend Edition LeRoy Whitfield, journalist Jason Whitlock, sports journalist Michael Wilbon, journalist, columnist J Wortham, journalist Dorothy Gilliam First Black Woman Reporter, Washington Post Paula Madison Journalist, NBCUniversal Executive Tressie McMillan Cottom, New York Times columnist, Professor Jelani Cobb, Professor of History, Dean of Columbia University School of Journalism, Writer for The New Yorker, Pulitzer Prize finalist Vann Newkirk, Senior Editor, The Atlantic Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Professor of History, Writer for The New Yorker Josie Duffy Rice, Freelance Writer, Columnist, TV Writer WEB DuBois, editor-in-chief of The Crisis magazine, Scholar, Civil Rights Activist Bomani Jones, Sportscaster, Radio Host, former HBO Host Antonia Hylton, MSNBC Broadcaster Rashida Jones, Former President of MSNBC Abby Phillip, Former Politico reporter, CNN primetime host Laura Coates, CNN Host, Trial Attorney Sara Sidner, CNN National Correspondent Tony Brown (deceased), Journalist, Host, Activist Yomi Adegoke, British Nigerian columnist at The Guardian
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