VARIOUS OUTLETS, CONTRiBUTING WRITER

MAY 2011 - PRESENT

I have contributed news, features, and essays to Supermajority News, Billboard, Teen Vogue, Pitchfork, NBC News, Vice, Bitch Media, Eater, Vibe, Huffington Post, and Townsquare Media, and more.

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FREELANCE, COPYWRITER

I’ve worked on launch campaigns for Grow with Google’s HBCU Career Readiness program and Grow with Google’s Black Women Lead initiative. I wrote branded content for BBC Storyworks, Ceros Originals, and Pocket.

MIC.COM, CULTURE REPORTER

FEBRUARY 2018 - NOVEMBER 2018

Reported dozens of highly-cited enterprise culture stories on music, feminism, and social justice for millennial readers such as: a feature on the new wave of female rappers pushing back against the music industry’s sexism; an in-depth exploration of Nicki Minaj and stan culture; and original reporting on the #MuteRKelly movement.

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MIC.COM, WRITER

DECEMBER 2016 - FEBRUARY 2018

Wrote 200+ news, features, and commentaries and high-quality SEO content for Mic’s social justice and entertainment verticals. Produced a dozen written biographies for Mic’s Ellies-nominated viral multimedia project, Black Monuments.

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BET.com, Black Entertainment Television / Daily News Reporter

JANUARY 2013 - FEBRUARY 2016, NEW YORK

Wrote 3000+ daily national and trending news posts that met daily traffic goals. Produced timely written feature stories and videos on cultural change-makers. Edited BET’s daily newsletter promoting the site’s most engaging content.

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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE NATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE/ SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

2017 + 2019

The National Urban League Digital Department invited me to work on its social media team covering events during its national annual conference. I worked alongside a team of seven managers live tweeting panels, capturing video and photos for Instagram stories and feed, and Facebook posts to keep audiences updated throughout the week.