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Kirsten West Savali

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As seen in: iONE Digital, HuffPost, The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Salon, Essence, New Jersey Public Radio, WNYC (New York, NY), Common Dreams, The Root, AlterNet and
Covers:  cultural/race relations, feminism, politics, entertainment, religion, music
Doesn't Cover: technology, science
VP, Content: iOne Digital | Former Exec. Producer+Senior Politics Editor @Essence | Movement Journalist | @EBONYMag Power 100 | #Mississippi | IG: k_westsavali

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Kirsten West Savali is Contributing Editor at Newsone.com and former Senior News Editor at YourBlackWorld.com. Drawing from her degree in Psychology and experience as a mental health professional, her provocative topics explore the intersectionality of race, religion, gender, politics and culture. Kirsten's feature articles also appear on HuffingtonPost.com, VibeVixen.com, TheRoot.com, TheGrio.com, Alternet.org and many others. She has also provided commentary on such radio programs as Michele …

Kirsten West Savali’s Journalist Portfolio

Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Stands In Solidarity With Palestine

Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Stands In Solidarity With Palestine

"If you are not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving th…

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The Melissa Harris-Perry Revolution Will Be Televised

The Melissa Harris-Perry Revolution Will Be Televised

In depth interview with Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry covering everything from race and religion, to feminism and …

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VH1's Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta: Why Boycotts Completely Miss the Point

VH1's Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta: Why Boycotts Completely Miss the Point

Why the energy used boycotting reality television would be better served supporting positive programming of c…

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Why Some Black People Ignore the Negative Research on Spanking | Clutch Magazine

Why Some Black People Ignore the Negative Research on Spanking | Clutch Magazine

Warning: If you believe routine corporal punishment is a form of "discipline" and an effective parenting tool…

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Victim blaming and abuse in the black community: How did women become the villains?

Victim blaming and abuse in the black community: How did women become the villains?

There is an epidemic in the African-American community that extends into our homes, relationships and through…

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Articles

Audre Lorde Taught Us: 'Survival Is Not Theoretical'

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By Kirsten West Savali 
| ContrabandCamp
(Photo by OTFW, Berlin/Wikimedia Commons) “My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you…What are the words you do not have yet? What do you need to say? What are the tyrannies you swallow day by day and attempt to make your own, until you will sicken and die of them, still in silence?” — Audre Lorde, “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action,” 1978.
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The Bison ONE Newsroom: NewsOne And Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School Of Communications Launch Groundbreaking Media Partnership

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By Kirsten West Savali 
| WERE-AM (Cleveland Heights, OH)
Now, just as it has been during all consequential periods throughout this nation’s history, it is critical that Black journalists committed to excavating intersectional truths and holding them up to the light are supported and platformed. But that isn’t what is happening in mainstream media, nor has it ever fully been.
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NewsOne And Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School Of Communications Launch Groundbreaking Media Partnership

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By Kirsten West Savali 
| Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast
Now, just as it has been during all consequential periods throughout this nation’s history, it is critical that Black journalists committed to excavating intersectional truths and holding them up to the light are supported and platformed. But that isn’t what is happening in mainstream media, nor has it ever fully been.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job was at Carson Venture Magazine covering city politics in Carson, California.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes I have! In a galaxy and time far, far away.

How is social media changing news?

It's diversifying news at lightening speed and gauging public reaction in real-time is fascinating. The world is engaged via social media.

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