Jamilah Lemieux
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Jamilah Lemieux | |
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 Jamilah Lemieux at Brooklyn Museum in 2015 | |
| Born | 22 July 1984 Chicago, Illinois |
| Occupation | Columnist, editor, cultural critic |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Howard University, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School |
| Genre | Feminism, race |
| Relatives | David Lemieux |
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Jamilah Lemieux is an African-American columnist, cultural critic, and editor based in New York City.[1] In 2016, she became the vice president of news and men's programming for Interactive One, part of Radio One, Inc.[citation needed]
Biography
Jamilah Lemieux was born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 22, 1984. Her father is David Lemieux, a former member of the Black Panther Party, who appeared in the 1973 film The Spook Who Sat by the Door. Her mother was active with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She was eight years old when Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was accused of sexual harassment by Anita Hill. This was among her first encounters with intersectionality, discrimination based both on sexism and racism.[2]
After graduating from Howard University in Washington, D.C., she began a writing career through blogging and mainstream media. In 2011, she became the news and lifestyle editor for Ebony.com and was promoted to senior editor in 2014. In late 2015, she became the senior editor for the print magazine. Lemieux has contributed to numerous publications including Mic, Essence, The Nation, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian, Gawker, and her now-defunct, award-winning blog, The Beautiful Struggler. As a writer, she has addressed many cultural issues, from "rape lyrics" in Rick Ross' music[3] to challenging a White female writer's interpretation of Questlove's reaction to the Trayvon Martin verdict.[4] She is a three-time Black Weblog Awards winner. Her numerous radio and TV appearances include spots on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and ABC, and she has been a guest on Comedy Central's The Nightly Show, MTV2's Uncommon Sense, Vice's Desus & Mero, as well as Revolt/Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club.[citation needed]
In 2015, she was named to The Root's annual "Root 100" list of the nation's most influential African-Americans.[5] In 2016, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[6]
In 2018, she joined the Cynthia Nixon 2018 gubernatorial campaign.[7][8]
Personal life
Lemieux lives in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn,[9] and is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.[1]
References
- ^ a b "#teamEBONY". Ebony. www.ebony.com. Retrieved Jan 25, 2012.
- ^ Imani, Blair (2018). Modern Herstory. California: Ten Speed Press. p. 46.
- ^ Lemieux, Jamilah, "Rick Ross Thinks Rape Is a Punchline", Beautiful Struggler, Ebony.com, March 26, 2013.
- ^ Lemieux, Jamilah, "‘I Guess You Really Ain’t Sh*t, Questlove’", Beautiful Struggler, Ebony.com, July 26, 2013.
- ^ Staff, The Root. "The Root 100 2014". The Root. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ https://www.theroot.com/writer-and-cultural-critic-jamilah-lemieux-joins-cynthi-1827631608
- ^ https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a22618688/cynthia-nixon-jamilah-lemieux-video-interview/
- ^ http://www.matermea.com/#/stories/4564224287
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