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Jamelle Bouie (born April 12th, 1987) is an American journalist, and a Chief Political Correspondent for Slate Magazine.

Life and Career
Bouie was born in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2009. He currently lives in the Washington D.C. area.

Bouie was awarded a writing fellowship in 2010 for the magazine The American Prospect. Then in 2012 he was awarded a Knobler Fellowship at the Nation Institute (by the print magazine The Nation). In 2013 Bouie became a staff writer for The Daily Beast, an online magazine, writing about national politics. In 2014, he moved to Slate Magazine as a Chief Political Correspondent.

In 2013 Bouie was a contributor to Barack Obama and the New America: The 2012 Election and the Changing Face of Politics, a book about the 2012 presidential election edited by political scientist Larry Sabato.

Bouie writes articles focusing on history, public policy, and national politics including the 2016 presidential race. He also writes about entertainment (such as Science Fiction, comics, and film).

Bouie also has written extensively on racial politics including the Ferguson unrest, the Charleston church shooting, and the subsequent Black Lives Matter movement. His writing is often quoted by other journalists on racial subjects and other subjects related to national politics.

In 2015 CBS News announced that Bouie would join as a contributing political analyst across their media platforms, specifically including their Election 2016 coverage.

Recognition
In 2012, Bouie was chosen for The Root Magazine's Root Top 100. They stated that "his is a strong, influential and necessary voice during the 2012 election season and beyond."

Forbes Magazine recognized Bouie in their "30 Under 30 - Media" list in 2015, referencing that "he became a leading voice on the Ferguson story."