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Linda Chavers

(She/Her)
Boston, Massachusetts
Covers:  Academia, Pop Culture, Black and Women’s Issues, Health, Social Movements, Literature
Doesn't Cover: Science, Religion

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Linda Chavers is a writer. After graduating magna cum laude from New York University (Gallatin School of Individualized Study) in 2004 she worked in journalism and publishing before earning her doctorate in African and African American Studies at Harvard University where she currently teaches as a lecturer. She grew up in Washington, DC and misses it dearly.

Chavers continues to write broadly in nonfiction, memoir and poetic prose form. She is currently working on a memoir and a novel. Both con…

What was your first job as a journalist?

As an intern fact-checker for the Nation Magazine right out of college.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes and love it!

How is social media changing news?

It’s allowed for more voices to join in and be heard which is a double edged sword.

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