Aisha Harris

Aisha Harris is an American writer, editor, and podcaster. She joined the New York Times in 2018 as an editor at the culture desk, and was an editor and contributor to the Opinion section of the paper from 2019-2020.[1][2] From 2012-2018, she was a staff writer and editor at Slate.[3]

Aisha Harris
OccupationWriter, editor, podcaster
NationalityUnited States
Alma materNorthwestern University
New York University
Website
www.aishaharris.com

Harris hosted the Slate podcast Represent from 2016-2018; the podcast covered media created by and/or about women, people of color, people with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community.[4][5] Since 2020, Harris has been a co-host of the NPR podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour with Linda Holmes, Stephen Thompson, and Glen Weldon.[6]

Life

Harris was born and raised in Connecticut. Her father, Frank Harris III, is a professor and former journalist for the Hartford Courant.[7][8][9]

Harris earned a bachelor's degree in theater from Northwestern[10] and a master's degree in cinema studies from NYU.[11]

References
  1. "Aisha Harris - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. Says, Gregory Johnson (August 16, 2019). "Aisha Harris named op-ed culture editor at the New York Times". Talking Biz News. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. "Aisha Harris". Slate Magazine. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  4. "Represent". Slate Magazine. July 23, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  5. "Represent on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. "'Pop Culture Happy Hour' Goes Daily, Welcomes Aisha Harris As Fourth Co-Host". NPR.org. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  7. Harris, Aisha (June 8, 2018). "On Represent's Final Show, Two Generations of Journalists Discuss Covering Representation". Slate Magazine. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  8. "Frank Harris III | Southern Connecticut State University". www.southernct.edu. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  9. Harris III, Frank. "Santa's Just The Way We Imagine". courant.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  10. "Aisha Harris | Northwestern School of Communication". communication.northwestern.edu. September 14, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  11. Radio, Southern California Public (May 31, 2016). "The Black Film Canon: Slate picks 50 of the greatest films by black directors". Southern California Public Radio. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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