The Harvard Crimson Selects its First Black Woman President
The Harvard Crimson selects its first black woman president and editor in 146 years. Kristine E. Guillaume, a junior, is the third black president and first black woman to lead the paper since its founding in 1873. Guillaume promised to guide the paper, which has struggled with diversity, toward a more diverse, digital future. News organizations have remained overwhelmingly white and male. Guillaume becoming the editor is a step in the right direction to create a more diverse newsroom.
People of color historically have been underrepresented in leadership roles and Ivy League universities. Guillaume’s lived experience will inform the way she leads The Crimson. When there are editors of color, more diverse stories can be told. The journalism is more nuanced because writers and editors of color may be aware of what is not being said and who is missing.
I agree with the idea that this blog post expresses. Additionally, this student is going to use an intersectional lens, which will inform how others in positions surrounding her own in the newspaper how they operate as reporters, as students and as people. Her lived experiences as a black woman will be validated professionally and personally. Her role as President will validate the lived experiences of black students on campuses across the United States.
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