Nia-Malika Henderson

Nia-Malika Henderson
Henderson in 2012
Born (1974-07-07) July 7, 1974
Hopkins, South Carolina, U.S.[1]
EducationLower Richland High School, Hopkins, South Carolina
Alma materDuke University (B.A.)
Yale University (M.A.)
Columbia University (M.A.)
OccupationsJournalist, columnist

Nia-Malika Henderson (born July 7, 1974) is an American journalist. She is a columnist at Bloomberg and a senior political reporter for CNN.[2] She reported broadly on the 2016 campaign for CNN's digital and television platforms, with a special focus on identity politics—exploring the dynamics of demographics, race, and religion, and reporting on the groups of people who help shape national elections.

Early life and education

Nia-Malika Henderson was born to African-American parents in Hopkins, South Carolina on July 7, 1974. Both of her parents were civil rights activists, and her father marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Alabama.[3] Henderson says that some of her earliest memories are about their efforts to have the Confederate flag removed from the state capitol building in nearby Columbia, South Carolina.[4] She attended Lower Richland High School, graduating in 1992.

Henderson went on to graduate cum laude from Duke University with a bachelor's degree in literature and cultural anthropology. She then earned master's degrees from Yale University in American studies and from Columbia University in journalism.[5]

Career

Henderson began her career writing for The Baltimore Sun and then for Newsday's national staff[6] where she was its lead reporter covering Barack Obama's 2008 campaign, the Democratic primary race and the Democratic National Convention. She also covered the first two years of the Obama administration for Politico.

From 2010 to 2015, Henderson served as a reporter at The Washington Post.[7] As national political reporter for the Post, she covered the White House, the 2012 presidential campaign, the 2010 mid-term elections and anchored the Post's Election 2012 blog.

In 2015, Henderson joined CNN as senior political reporter and anchor.[8] She is also Bloomberg's politics and policy columnist.[9]

Personal life

Henderson married her long-time girlfriend, a doctor, in late 2019.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Who's CNN reporter Nia Malika Henderson? Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Election 2016: 'Inside Politics': Would Trump actually quit the race?". CNN. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Making Headlines: Washington Post reporter Nia-Malika Henderson '96 says an unconventional path led her to the perfect career", by Christina Holder, Duke Today, January 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nia-Malika Henderson talks impostor syndrome", by Keydra Manns, The Grio, March 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ National Association of Black Journalists: "ABJ Congratulates Member Nia-Malika Henderson on New Role as a Senior Political Reporter for CNN" by April Turner April 7, 2015
  6. ↑ "Nia-Malika Henderson: The Root 100 2016". The Root. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nia-Malika Henderson". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  8. ↑ "Nia-Malika Henderson - Senior Political Reporter". CNN. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  9. ↑ "CNN Political Analyst Nia-Malika Henderson Joins Bloomberg as Columnist". Adweek. November 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nia Malika Henderson married her longtime girlfriend in 2019". Archived from the original on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  11. ↑ "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: CNN senior political reporter Nia-Malika Henderson". Politico. 7 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Weekly Wrap: 'One Hot Mess' as Shutdown Continues, Plus Millennials and Burnout". It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders. NPR. January 11, 2019.
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