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Fallon Brannon

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As seen in: Girls United, Medium, MSN, Yahoo Entertainment, HuffPost, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News Malaysia, Yahoo News New Zealand, Yahoo News UK, Yahoo Singapore and
Covers:  Identity, Government, Healthcare
writer, journalist, lover of cultural analysis. contact fabrannonn@gmail.com for inquiries

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Fallon Brannon’s Biography

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Government & Accountability reporter for AfroLA. ESSENCE Girls United Political Columnist. Email fabrannonn@gmail.com for inquiries.

Fallon Brannon’s Journalist Portfolio

Black journalists find independence isn't as simple as Substack

Black journalists find independence isn't as simple as Substack

Don Lemon and Joy Reid might be outliers among Black journalists going independent, starting a Substack, or f…

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The Trump Administration Wants To Whitewash History. These Black Historians and Activists are Mem...

The Trump Administration Wants To Whitewash History. These Black Historians and Activists are Mem...

Opinion: The racist legacy of James Marion Sims, who medically experimented on enslaved women, can't be erase…

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Recovery after the Eaton Fire isn't one size fits all

Recovery after the Eaton Fire isn't one size fits all

Altadena residents want more than new houses to restore their communities. Hygiene supplies, food, mental hea…

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Meet the "LinkedIn Catfish" Whose Fake Profile Is Exposing Racial Inequity in Hiring

Meet the "LinkedIn Catfish" Whose Fake Profile Is Exposing Racial Inequity in Hiring

Meet "LinkedIn Catfish" Aliyah Jones and learn about her experiment that exposed racial inequity in hiring.

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Articles

HBCU professors adapt curriculum to guide aspiring Black journalists amid attacks on DEI

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By Fallon Brannon Verified
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Despite industry uncertainty, historically Black colleges and universities have offered respite for Black student journalists, including me. My classes at Tuskegee University centered the Black experience as the status quo — I was part of the majority living in a world where I would always remain the minority.
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‘Pick your hard’: Black independent journalism isn’t as simple as Substack

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Now-independent journalist Joy Reid at NBC Politicon in 2018. Photo via Wikimedia Commons and mouse cursor via Siemens. While on vacation, Amber Ferguson received a generic email that would alter the trajectory of her journalism career. She had worked at The Washington Post for nine years as a senior video journalist for the watchdog publication’s Metro section before covering online trends as a rapid response culture reporter.
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New Orleans moves to brighten underserved neighborhoods: 'Lights impact people'

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During the 19th century, American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson penned the expression “gas-light is found to be the best nocturnal police” in his essay Worship. With regard to public lighting in American cities today, the phrase can have a double meaning – security or surveillance. Beyond simply making it safe for people to see at night, public lighting's link to security carries deeper significance in neighborhoods, especially regarding race and class.
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Interview

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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email me! :)

What's your favorite social network?

I stay scrolling on TikTok.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Girl, keep going! Never attribute your worth as a journalist to a lack of response. Don't take things personally, I promise.

Awards

Soft News Feature

2026 - General News

2nd place runner-up, feature displays a non-breaking news story covering human interest

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Community Champion

2026 - Feature Series

Presented by the Institute for Nonprofit News, received the 'Community Champion' award for documenting the Jan. 2025 Eaton Canyon wildfires in a series of articles with fellow colleagues

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