Keli Goff

Keli Goff (born July 20, 1979) is an American journalist, playwright and screenwriter. She first came to prominence as a blogger and political commentator during the 2008 election, recognized for her contributions to The Huffington Post and her appearances on various television networks as a political pundit. She has appeared on CNN, Fox News, the BBC, MSNBC and other networks. She is the author of the book, Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence[1] and the novel The GQ Candidate, released in July 2011.[2]

Not to be confused with Kelly Gough.
Keli Goff on The Brian Lehrer Show, September 2016.

In September 2014 Goff joined the writing staff of the BET drama series "Being Mary Jane."[3] She won a 2016 NAACP Image Award for her work on the show.[4][5] She is a 2014 recipient of the Public Theater's Emerging Writers Group fellowship.[6]

From 2017- 2019 she was a writer for the CW Television series "Black Lightning" based on the DC Comics superhero.

In 2021 Goff was announced as a writer and producer on And Just Like That, the reboot of the series, "Sex and the City."[7] She is also a contributor and occasional guest host for "Left, Right & Center" on NPR affiliate KCRW and a columnist for The Daily Beast.[8] She was nominated for two Emmy Awards for her work as a producer on the 2018 Netflix documentary Reversing Roe.[9] She was a panelist on Real Time with Bill Maher on October 9, 2020.[10]

Early life

A native of Missouri City, Texas, Goff graduated from Elkins High School. She holds a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree in strategic communications from Columbia University.

Career

Her first book, Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence, examined the perspectives and impact of younger voters and members of the Post Civil Rights Generation on the political process, with particular focus on the 2008 election. Her second book, The GQ Candidate, a novel, was published in 2011 by Simon & Schuster's Atria Books, with the paperback published in June 2012.

During the 2008 election she was a regular contributor to the BET public affairs program "The Truth With Jeff Johnson" and an editorial contributor to RushmoreDrive.com.

Her essay "Living the Dream" is featured in the collection The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's A More Perfect Union. Her writing has also appeared in Time, UPTOWN, Cosmopolitan, Essence, The Guardian,[11] the Washington Post, the Daily Beast[12] and the web editions of the New York Times and New York magazine. 2019-2020 Goff bylines include Vogue Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, The Nation and Town & Country Magazine.

Currently a columnist for The Daily Beast, Goff previously served as a Correspondent for The Root and as a regular contributor to the Washington Post blog "She the People," and before that for the Huffington Post. Goff's columns have been the subject of coverage in outlets including the Wall Street Journal[13] and the New York Times,[14] while her books have been covered by USA Today,[15] Vanity Fair,[16] and Politico.[17]

During the 2016 election she was also the host of a live event series for WNYC (the National Public Radio New York affiliate.) Political Party with Keli Goff, about “sidestepping the horse race of the 2016 elections to dig deeper into the people and ideas shaping our political landscape" at The Greene Space at WNYC & WQXR in Soho.

Goff was an anchor at the Women in the World Summit in 2014 for the Toyota Solutions Studio. In addition to interviewing former President Jimmy Carter, she interviewed many of the speakers and panelists from the conference including Ken Burns.

In 2017 she began writing for the CW television series Black Lightning based on the DC Comics superhero.

In 2019 she wrote for the television series Twenties, produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe.

In 2013 Goff began working on her first documentary, interviewing pro-life and pro-choice activists about the history of reproductive policy in America. That film would eventually become "Reversing Roe," released on Netflix (along with a brief theatrical run) in September 2018.) In 2019 Goff, along with directors/fellow producers Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg, would go on to be nominated for two News/Documentary Emmy Awards for their work on the film.

Though best known for covering politics, Goff has written about fashion for publications like New York Magazine and Town & Country, and is known for her interest in vintage clothing, particularly pieces by historically significant designers of color. Some pieces from her vintage collection are housed in the Texas Fashion Collection.[18]

In 2021 it was announced that Baltimore Center Stage[19] would produce Goff's play, "The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks & Curls" a collection of scenes and monologues about the relationship between black women and their hair.

References
  1. Goff, Keli (26 February 2008). Party Crashing: How the Hip-hop Generation Declared Political Independence. ISBN 978-0465003327.
  2. Goff, Keli (5 July 2011). The GQ Candidate: A Novel. ISBN 978-1439158722.
  3. "Keli Goff Leaves The Root to Join the Writing Staff of BET's Being Mary Jane". The Root. 2014-09-03. Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  4. "Michael B. Jordan Wins Big at NAACP Image Awards for 'Creed'". Us Weekly. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. "Michael B. Jordan Wins Big at NAACP Image Awards for 'Creed'". Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  6. "Emerging Writers Group". www.publictheater.org. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  7. "Sex and the City Revival Assembles Writers Room". www.variety.com. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  8. Daily Beast bio
  9. "Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.org. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  10. [https://bill-maher.squarespace.com/index/2020/10/7/guest-lists-october-9-2020 Bill Maher guest list
  11. Goff, Keli (April 21, 2013). "Female Ivy League graduates have a duty to stay in the workforce". The Guardian. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  12. Goff, Keli (December 21, 2011). "What Condi Rice Would Bring to the Republican Ticket". Daily Beast. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  13. Kaufman, Jonathan (March 11, 2008). "Infighting Worries Democrats". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  14. La Ferla, Ruth (September 23, 2011). "An Uptick, but Is It Enough?". New York Times. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  15. Wilson, Craig (August 9, 2011). "Keli Goff's 'Candidate' is very well-informed". USA Today. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  16. Schappell, Elissa (March 2008). "Hot Type". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  17. Andrews, Helena (April 2, 2008). "Harnessing the Huxtable Vote". Politico. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  18. https://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/collections/TXFC/
  19. https://www.centerstage.org/plays-and-events/mainstage/the-glorious-world-of-crowns-kinks-and-curls/
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