Dorian Warren and Melissa Harris-Perry. 2017. PHOTO CREDIT: Paras Griffin for Getty Images
Melissa Harris-Perry is the host and managing editor of The Takeaway, a daily public radio broadcast and podcast from WNYC Studios. Along with Dorian Warren, Melissa is co-creator and co-host of The Takeaway Deep Dives. Melissa and Dorian also partnered to create System Check with The Nation.
Since 2014, Professor Harris-Perry has served as the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University in the Department of Politics and International Affairs, the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Program in Environment and Sustainability. There teaches courses, conducts research, and develops programs at the intersections of gender, race, and place.
An award-winning author, sought after public speaker, and accomplished media professional, Melissa is founder and president of the Anna Julia Cooper Center, an independent organization advancing justice through intersectional scholarship and action.
Well-behaved women rarely make history
Melissa Harris-Perry. Winston-Salem, N.C 2016. Photo Credit Andar Sawyers for The New York Times.
Professor
Teaching. Innovating. Learning.
A professor for more than 20 years, Harris-Perry has served on the faculties of the University of Chicago, Princeton University, and Tulane University. In 2014, she returned to her undergraduate alma mater, Wake Forest University where she continues her work as a scholar, teacher, and campus innovator.
Advocate
Voice. ACTION. SUSTAINABILITY.
Melissa Harris-Perry contributes her voice, resources, and work to build and sustain equitable communities governed by democratic practices. This includes her work as a trustee of The Century Foundation and a board member for The Markup. She in an advisor to The Next 100, The Vera Institute for Justice, the Shea Moisture Social Justice Advisory Council, and the Ruth Simmons Center at Prairie View A&M. Fresh eggs and sustainable practices govern daily family life on Anna’s Park Homestead.
Host
Radio. Television. digital.
Melissa is host and managing editor of The Takeaway, a daily, public radio broadcast and podcast from WNYC Studio. Along with Dorian Warren, she is co-creator and co-host of Takeaway Deep Dives and System Check. Melissa hosted the award winning television show “Melissa Harris-Perry” from 2012-2016 on weekend mornings on MSNBC and in 2016, she won the Hillman Prize for broadcast journalism.
Speaker
lectures. dialouges. workshops.
Melissa Harris-Perry is a sought after public speaker, lecturing domestically, digitally, and abroad. She is creative, dynamic, practical, and engaging. MHP has taught students from grade school to graduate school and trained professionals in corporations, non-profits, and political organizations. Melissa Harris-Perry has been widely recognized and hailed for her commitment to democratic deliberation.
Writer
Books. Print. Digital.
Melissa Harris-Perry is the an award winning author of two books. Her latest, Sister Citizen, Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America has inspired many within and beyond the Academe. She’s served as editor-at-large for Elle.com and ZORA and is a contributing editor for The Nation.
Consultant
Build. Train. Run
n 2018, James Perry and Melissa Harris-Perry founded Perry Partnership to identify new talent, develop civic capacity, train leaders, deepen democratic engagement, and expand opportunities for real people to make a real difference in their communities and our country.
“Harris-Perry facilitated discussions on everything from the long and complicated history of mass incarceration to the gendered and racialized politics of climate change, toys or even sneakers, throwing together community members with leading academics, organizers, bloggers and journalists. All rubbed shoulders on an equal footing, and at the center of these debates stood one group that is arguably one of the most marginalized and ignored in American society: black women”
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