List of African American journalists

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 academic
 * Daisy Bates, journalist
 * Ed Bradley, former host of 60 Minutes, on CBS
 * James Brown, host of The NFL Today on CBS
 * Victor Blackwell, CNN news anchor
 * Cari Champion, journalist, host of ESPN's SportsCenter.
 * Ta-Nehisi Coates, author, journalist
 * Sway Calloway, journalist, radio personality.
 * Elle Duncan (African-American father), sports anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter.
 * Harris Faulkner, television host and anchor for Fox News.
 * Bryant Gumbel, host of HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
 * Charlamagne tha God, radio personality, television personality, radio host of The Breakfast Club.
 * Greg Gumbel, sportscaster for NFL on CBS
 * Nia-Malika Henderson, CNN political reporter
 * Lester Holt, journalist and anchor for NBC News
 * Marc Lamont Hill, journalist-newscaster, political commentator employer of Al Jazeera English
 * Jemele Hill, sports journalist for ESPN's The Undefeated
 * Jay Harris, journalist and anchor for ESPN
 * Omar Jimenez, journalist
 * Jason Johnson, writer, political commentator
 * Van Jones, CNN political commentator
 * Sheinelle Jones, journalist and news anchor for NBC News and MSNBC
 * Gayle King, journalist, television personality, co-anchor of CBS This Morning
 * Don Lemon, journalist, author, CNN anchor
 * Craig Melvin, news anchor for NBC News and MSNBC
 * Curt Menefee, host of Fox NFL Sunday
 * Michelle Miller, national correspondent for CBS News
 * Roland Martin, commentator for TV One
 * Zerlina Maxwell, MSNBC political analyst
 * Sophia A. Nelson, columnist
 * Candace Owens, conservative commentator, regularly appears on Fox News
 * Rob Parker, sports analysis for Fox Sports
 * Leonard Pitts, journalist for the Miami Herald
 * April Ryan, journalist
 * Eugene Robinson, 2009 Pulitzer Prize winner, columnist and associate editor of The Washington Post
 * Max Robinson, broadcast journalist for ABC World News Tonight
 * Al Roker, journalist
 * Angela Rye, CNN political commentator
 * Omari Salisbury, independent journalist and founder of Converge Media in Seattle, Washington
 * David Swerdlick (African-American mother), journalist for the Washington Post
 * 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
 * Stuart Scott, former sports anchor for ESPN's Sports Center
 * Stephen A. Smith, journalist, radio host for ESPN
 * Symone Sanders, CNN political commentator
 * Bakari Sellers, CNN political commentator
 * Kristen Welker (African-American mother), MSNBC White House Correspondent for NBC News
 * Fredricka Whitfield, news anchor for CNN Newsroom
 * LeRoy Whitfield, journalist
 * Jason Whitlock, sports journalist
 * Michael Wilbon, journalist, columnist