Writers of Color

Rumnique Nannar

Writer and interviewer concentrating on race, movies, South Asian issues, and gender.

Links

• Arundhati Roy on Activism & Her Past (The Huffington Post)
• Is Dark Beautiful? The Fairness Debate Opens Wide in India (Jugni Style)
• Komagata Maru at 100 – The Politics of Fashion (Jugni Style)
• White Girl Problems: The White World of Lena Dunham and HBO's Girls (The Phoenix News)
• Hot Bods and Media Representation (The Phoenix News)
• Author Mohsin Hamid Talks About Writing, Fatherhood, and TV’s Game of Thrones (The Aerogram)
• Becoming The Wolfman: Monsters in the Makeup Chair (Empire)
• Comedian Hari Kondabolu on Racism in America (Jugni Style)

Topics

• arts
• culture
• interviews
• movies
• music
• race

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Farhad Mirza

Interviewer, critic, and essayist, covering security issues, European migration policies, and pop culture.

Links

• Fear and Resignation Grip Pakistan (Al Jazeera)
• Pakistani-Saudi ties, Yemen and 'political blackmail' (Middle East Eye)
• Pakistan’s mini-9/11? (Tanqeed)
• INTERVIEW: Comics Journalist Joe Sacco (Dawn)
• Lahore underground: Presenting Red Blood Cat, live at True Brew Records (Dawn)

Topics

• music
• pop culture

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Neha

Interested in food, music, culture, and gender.

Links

• Bell Canto (The Caravan)
• In search of DAVANGERE BENNE DOSE (The Hindu)

Topics

• culture
• food
• music

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Wedaeli Chibelushi

Covering popular culture, arts, and feminism.

Links

• Bionic Women: Electronic Music's Most Underrated Female Artists (The Huffington Post)
• Peep Show: Why Gerard’s Illness Makes Me Giggle (The Humdrum Diary)
• Wedaeli Chibelushi's Writing

Topics

• arts
• fashion
• feminism
• music

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Kyle Means

Writer and editor concentrating on sports, politics, pop culture, and film.

Links

• WARR - We Are Regal Radio
• MONDAYS WITH MEANS SPECIAL: ENDING THE MAYWEATHER ERA (WARR)
• CHICAGO IN THE NEWS: CITY TO GET SPIKE LEE JOINT TREATMENT; RUNNING RAHM TAKES SHOTS (WARR)

Topics

• history
• music
• politics
• pop culture
• sports

Locations

• United States
• Illinois
• Chicago

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Doita

Specialties include film, concerts, South Asia, and economics.

Topics

• history
• literature
• music

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Anjali Mitter Duva

An Indian-American author interested in music, community, kid lit, and historical fiction.

Links

• Faint Promise of Rain
• Undercover Soundtrack

Topics

• music
• travel

Locations

• United States
• Massachusetts
• Boston

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Richard W. Conte

Writer covering sports, music, technology, art, and style.

Links

• Bus Driver Offers Inspiration, Ideas to Student Riders (The Daily Targum)
• [Facebook Slightly Affects Student Grades, Study Says]http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2012/01/facebook-slightly-affects-student-grades-study-says) (The Daily Targum)
• Portfolio

Topics

• art
• music
• sports
• technology

Locations

• United States
• New Jersey
• East Orange

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Nadra Nittle

Writing on music, business, health, politics, and religion.

Links

• 20 Years Pass Since Long Beach Unified’s Historic School Uniform Policy (Press-Telegram)
• In CA and Other States, Black Migration Alters the Political Landscape (New America Media)
• Race Relations (About)

Topics

• business
• education
• fashion
• music
• politics
• religion

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Adalena Kavanagh

Writer and interviewer covering Taiwan, China, fiction, and music.

Links

• Victor LaValle Talks Monsters, Myths, and a Grand Unified Theory of Fear (Electric Literature)
• The Rumpus Interview with Elisa Ambrogio and Naomi Yang (The Rumpus)

Topics

• fiction
• music

Locations

• United States
• New York
• Brooklyn

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fayemi shakur

My writing has been featured in The New York Times, The International Review of African American Art, Ebony.com, and HYCIDE Magazine, a photojournalism publication I co-created in 2011.

Topics

• art
• culture
• music
• race

Locations

• United States
• New Jersey
• Newark

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Elizabeth Choi

Freelance writer. Always trying to find good writers of color for EARMILK.

Topics

• culture
• music
• race
• religion

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Larissa Green

Topics

• music

Locations

• United States
• New York
• Brooklyn

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Ayesha A. Siddiqi

Topics

• movies
• music

Locations

• United States
• New York
• New York City

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Steven Arroyo

Topics

• business
• culture
• music

Locations

• United States
• Illinois
• Chicago

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Eric Tullis

Topics

• music
• politics
• pop culture
• race
• sports

Locations

• United States
• North Carolina
• Durham

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Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib

First full length collection of poems, The Crown Ain’t Worth Much, is forthcoming in fall 2015 from Button Poetry/Exploding Pinecone Press.

Topics

• music
• race

Locations

• United States
• Connecticut
• New Haven

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Kyla Marshell

I work for the black poetry foundation, Cave Canem. SO many black writers! I do freelance writing/reporting of various kinds, but I’m focused on creative nonfiction, and working on a collection of essays.

Topics

• music
• poetry

Locations

• United States
• New York
• Brooklyn

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Sarah Sahim

I cohost an intersectional feminist podcast called Not All Women, you can check it out here http://notallwomenpod.com

Topics

• comedy
• feminism
• music
• race

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Natty Rocberry

I also host my personal blog where I write concert reviews.

Links

• We Miss Brandy (GrungeCake Magazine)

Topics

• art
• fashion
• music

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Princess Ojiaku

Links

• All Snowflakes Look the Same (Pacific Standard)
• New Study Uncovers Why Stress Leads to Depression in Some, But Not Others (Popular Science)

Topics

• culture
• music

Locations

• United States
• Illinois
• Chicago

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Tayyab Amin

Links

• Website
• Writing Portfolio
• Peace Edits Are the Delicate Flipside to Grime’s War Dubs (Dummy)
• Rezzett: “Goodness” Review (Pitchfork)

Topics

• music

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Stephanie Phillips

I am an Editor at Progressive Digital Media and a freelance writer. My work has been published on Collapse Board, Media Diversified and The F Word. I edit my own blog about women in music called Don’t Dance Her Down Boys, I play in black feminist punk band, Big Joanie and I also DJ occasionally as part of the DJ team Bloody Ice Cream.

Links

• The Black Renaissance Is Here (Media Diversified)
• We Need to Talk About Racism in Punk (Collapse Board)

Topics

• feminism
• music
• politics
• race

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Cathy Lew

I write humor pieces for the New Yorker’s Shouts and Murmurs; personal essays; and essays on pop culture trends, digital lives (as they evolve with tech), music, and sports. I was the founding editor of AboveAverage.com, a comedy website in the Broadway Video family. I’m currently an associate producer at The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore and look forward to writing more pieces on a range of topics.

Links

• Website
• New Yorker archive

Topics

• essays
• humor
• music
• pop culture
• sports

Locations

• United States
• New York
• New York City

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Tabassum Siddiqui

– Polaris Music Prize juror (2006-present; 2012 Grand Jury)
– Pop-culture commentary for CBC radio & television
– Also regular online and print editor for top Canadian media outlets

Topics

• arts
• books
• culture
• music
• news

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Lauretta

I’m from California, but have lived in New York for 10 years. I like donuts and turn ups, in that order.

Links

• Steve Albini on Tidal and the Problem With ‘Little Streaming Fiefdoms’ (Vulture)

Topics

• music
• race

Locations

• United States
• New York
• Brooklyn

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Craig Jenkins

Links

• Public Enemy 'Nation of Millions'/'Fear of a Black Planet' reissue review (Pitchfork)
• Gen F: Vince Staples (Fader)
• Odd Future's Second Act: On Loiter Squad And The Art Of Trolling (Deadspin)

Topics

• music
• pop culture
• television

Locations

• United States
• New York
• New York City

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Lilian Min

I played a brass instrument in college marching band and am currently working on the multimedia web project Zodiac Cafe.

Links

• A Story That Could Only Be Told Online (The Atlantic)
• What happens to racial identity when you have pastel hair? (Nylon)
• The Sound and Fury of Mitski (Hyphen Magazine)
• The Banana Trap Asian-Americana and “Fresh Off the Boat” (Medium)
• The Quick and Dirty on Venues for Concerts in LA (Tixr)
• Gianluca Buccellati: In Convo with the Producer Behind Tei Shi and Yellerkin (Travelgrom)
• Beyoncé: Sex, Hype And The Modern Diva (Neon Tommy)

Topics

• music

Locations

• United States
• California
• Los Angeles

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Diana Phuong

<3 <3 <3 <3

Topics

• food
• lifestyle
• music
• poetry
• politics
• travel

Locations

• United States
• California
• San Jose

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Ezekiel Kweku

Ezekiel Kweku is a pseudonym.

Links

• The Parable of the Unjust Judge or: Fear of a Nigger Nation (The Toast)
• White Fight, White Flight: the Atlanta Hanks and the Race Card (Vice)
• Common-Sense Archaeology: Fact-Checking Breathless Headlines About Archaeological Discoveries (The Toast)

Topics

• humor
• music
• pop culture
• race
• television

Locations

• United States
• California
• San Francisco

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