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Kirsten West Savali
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Vice President, Content, iONE Digital
VP, Content: iOne Digital | Former Exec. Producer+Senior Politics Editor @Essence | Movement Journalist | @EBONYMag Power 100 | #Mississippi | IG: k_westsavali
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Damaso Reyes
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Investigative Editor, New York Amsterdam News
Executive & Investigative Editor @nyamnews, founding editor @nyblacklight. Living kidney donor. Media Literacy Expert. Retweets ≠ endorsements, He/His.
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Jenée Desmond Harris
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Writer And Editor, Slate
Writer & Editor. Now: @Slate's Dear Prudence. Then: @NYTOpinion @JSKStanford @Voxdotcom @TheRoot @Harvard Law @HowardU
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Angelo Carusone
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CEO and Contributor, Media Matters for America
President & CEO of @mmfa; #DumpTrump organizer. Formerly @StopBeck. Onward! (Tweets are mine alone)
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Jason Johnson
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Professor of Politics and Journalism, Morgan State University and Political Contributor, MSNBC
Prof School of Global Journalism & Communication @morganstateU Political Contributor @msnbc Contributor @thegrio Host #AWord @slate @siriusXM @UVA BA @UNC PhD
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Jamal Watson
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Editor, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Editor at @Diverseissues, professor at @trinitydc, contributor to @monthly. Author of a forthcoming bio on @thereval and a @broadleaf_books about student debt.
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Ashley Terrell
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Contributing Writer, Freelance
Jesus Saves ✝︎ Psalm 46:5 • Entertainment Writer • Pop Culture fan • Podcaster • Creator @ashlemonade 🍋 •
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Maria Guido
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Engagement Lead and Writer, BestReviews
Writer. Award winning producer. @scarymommy Book Club creator. “Aggressive speaker.” Newsletter 👇
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Jamal Watson
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Editor, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Editor at @Diverseissues, professor at @trinitydc, contributor to @monthly. Author of a forthcoming bio on @thereval and a @broadleaf_books about student debt.
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Lawrence Ukenye
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Labor and Employment Reporter, POLITICO
labor and employment reporter @POLITICO. @TempleUniv alum. let’s go O’s. hit me up: lukenye@politico.com
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Nigel Roberts
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Writer, Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Journalist/Writer BET.com, previously at TheRoot.com, NewsOne, Daytona Beach News-Journal.
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