Jordannah Elizabeth

Jordannah Elizabeth (born October 16, 1986 in Baltimore, MD[1]) is an American journalist, lecturer,[2] music critic,[3] author[4] and screenwriter.

Jordannah Elizabeth
Elizabeth at Red Emma's book store in Baltimore during her book tour
Born (1986-10-16) October 16, 1986
Baltimore, Maryland
OccupationJournalist, Author, Lecturer
Website
jewriting.com

Journalism & Lectures (2013 - 2020)

Elizabeth started her professional writing career by earning bylines in Vice Magazine,[5] Nerve.com[6] and Bitch Media[7] in March 2013. In October 2013, she was brought on as a regular contributing writer and entertainment reporter for New York Amsterdam News[8] arts and entertainment section where she has conducted high-profile interviews with African American leaders of their fields like producer, Teddy Riley,[9] Walter Williams of The O'Jays[10] and Black Girls Code founder, Kimberly Bryant.

As a national journalist, Jordannah wrote for a number of Bay Area publications in 2014 such as San Francisco Bay Guardian, East Bay Express[11] SF Weekly and worked as the associate editor of The Deli Magazine San Francisco from 2013 to 2017. Jordannah expanded her reach as a global journalist, writing for MTV Iggy,[12] MTV's (now defunct) world music blog and covering global Women's and Girl's Rights for Ms. Magazine.[13]

From 2015[14] through 2018, Jordannah's work became more focused on literature,[15] jazz criticism[16] and global feminist reporting.[17] Elizabeth has shared panels with esteemed journalists like Greg Tate, Lara Pellegrinelli and Michelle Mercer.[18]

Her bylines have expanded to Chicago Reader,[19] DownBeat,[20] LA Weekly,[21] Hearst Magazines,[22] NPR Music,[23] Popsugar,[24] Condé Nast and other publications. Elizabeth's writing ranges from interviews, music journalism, personal essays, articles on healing in relationships and trauma[25] to literary journalism.[26] Her broad voice has made her an active teacher and lecturer,[27] teaching writing and journalism workshops at institutions like Maryland Institute College of Art and Center for New Music in San Francisco.[28] She has lectured at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, De Montfort University in Leicester, England,[29] and was invited as a guest journalist at Harvard University's Black Lives Matter: Music, Race, and Justice Conference[30] in February 2017. She has also moderated panels on literature and film at Baltimore Book Festival[31] and Creative Alliance[32] in Baltimore, MD.

In 2020, her writing has appeared in Chamber Music Magazine, New York City Jazz Record, The ZORA Music Canon , Universal Music Group's branded content online publication, uDiscover Music and has written a COVID-19 arts & entertainment column for New York Amsterdam News entitled Stealth Isolation. In August 2020, she was a participant in the inaugural Florence Price Festival as a panelist on the Race and Gender in Classical Music Criticism in panel.

Television & Radio

Jordannah's has shared commentary and made many guest appearances on radio shows and podcasts including CBC syndicated radio, BBC 2, WYPR and several podcast shows. She has appeared episodes of the Reelz Channel music docu-series, Breaking the Band and is slated to appear on the Reelz Channel/Viacom CBS International Studios music docu-series, The Story of the Song. She has also work on projects by Bert Marcus Productions and the UK production company, RAW TV.

Jordannah is a recipient of the Sundance Institutes' Press Inclusive Initiative grant and received scholarships to study television writing at Sundance Co//ab.

As a screenwriter, Jordannah has written an original pilot based on her novella series, The Warmest Low and wrote the script for an episode of the PBS Digital web series, Sound Field. She has been mentored by screenwriters and showrunners, Jessica Hinds, Diane Ruggiero, Krista Vernoff and Evette Vargas.

Books

References

  1. Stein, Dr Phoebe. "The Humanities and Young Baltimoreans". www.wypr.org. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  2. "Inaugural Symposium". Global South Center. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  3. Elizabeth, Jordannah. "Black Voices in Music Criticism Are Essential". East Bay Express. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  4. January 2016, Craig Manning /. "Don't Lose Track Vol. 1". Independent Publisher - gbbook. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  5. Karmic Concepts of Tech N9ne
  6. Five Albums You Should Be Listening To Right Now: The Process Records
  7. Hip-Hop Duo THEESatisfaction Talk Beats, Queerness, and Cosmos"
  8. Azealia Banks, Q-Tip address cultural appropriation" Amsterdamnews.com, January 2, 2015
  9. "Teddy Riley gets ready for a 'Conversation' May 5". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  10. "Walter Williams talks O'Jays' 60-year career, final album". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  11. Panda Bear's Discipline and Precision at The Independent, Eastbayexpress.com, April 16, 2015
  12. Angélique Kidjo: The Queen of Afropop Keeps Reigning
  13. "Jordannah Elizabeth, Author at Ms. Magazine Blog". Ms. Magazine Blog. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  14. Elizabeth, Jordannah. "Terrance Frazier, co-owner of City of Gods boutique, gets spiritual about fashion". citypaper.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  15. "Zora Neale Hurston has a new book slated for 2018". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  16. "DownBeat Author". downbeat.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  17. "Baltimore Bookfestival 2018 :: EVENT DETAIL". www.baltimorebookfestival.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  18. "Women in jazz journalism on gender issues, in NYC MLK weekend". Jazz Beyond Jazz. January 19, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  19. "Jordannah Elizabeth". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  20. "DownBeat Author". downbeat.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  21. "Jordannah Elizabeth | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  22. "How I Learned to Heal from Infidelity". Oprah.com. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  23. "The 2018 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll". NPR.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  24. "Jordannah Elizabeth | POPSUGAR". POPSUGAR. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  25. "Kenyan Court Ruling Demands Accountability in the Global Maternal Health Crisis Facing Black Women - Ms. Magazine Blog". Ms. Magazine Blog. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  26. Elizabeth, Jordannah. "Mahogany L. Browne describes the making of The BreakBeat Poets Volume 2: Black Girl Magic". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  27. "Inaugural Symposium". Global South Center. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  28. "A Rumination of Black Experimental Music Jordannah Elizabeth". Center for New Music. October 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  29. "Breaking the mould: American music journalist visits De Montfort University". Leicestershire Press. October 25, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  30. "Black experimental artists shine at Harvard BLM conference". amsterdamnews.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  31. "Baltimore Bookfestival 2018 :: EVENT DETAIL". www.baltimorebookfestival.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  32. "Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops' Story | Creative Alliance". www.creativealliance.org. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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