Kristal Brent Zook, Ph.D. is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in publications such as Essence, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, USA Weekend, Vibe, Savoy, Honey, The Nation, The Village Voice, and many others.
The author of four books, her latest is The Girl In The Yellow Poncho. Her previous books are: I See Black People: Interviews with African American Owners of Radio and Television, Black Women's Lives: Stories of Power and Pain, a collection of intimate portraits of women across the country, from an organic farmer in Vermont, to a filmmaker in Los Angeles. Published by Nation Books in 2006, it is already in its third printing. And Color By Fox: The Fox Network And The Revolution In Black Television.
Kristal speaks regularly on popular culture and gender, multiracial identity and blackness, as well as social justice issues involving health, the environment and criminal justice. She has appeared on national cable and broadcast outlets such as NPR, CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, MTV, Fox, and TV-One. She is currently a full-time Professor of Journalism and Director of the M.A. Journalism program at Hofstra University in Long Island. Read about her most recent work at www.kristalbrentzook.com. Kristal tweets from @KristalZook.
[SHARE]
Expert DirectLink
-
I See Black People: Interviews With African-American Owners Of Radio And Television
Nation Books [2008] -
Black Womens Lives: Stories Of Power And Pain
Nation Books [2006] -
Color By Fox: The Fox Network and the Revolution in Black Television
Oxford University Press [1999] -
WMC Features
-
As as kid, I was biracial (and black). Today, I'm black (and biracial).
The Washington Post [June 24, 2015]
A new study finds little diversity on political news teams, but researchers are left with more questions.
The National Bail Out Movement is shining a light on the injustices of the bail system, while giving help to women who are often kept in jail for minor offenses.
New York Women in Film and Television's innovative program for women screenwriters over age 40 is welcoming its first class, to meet this fall.
As the United States and Cuba reopen embassies this month, we remember Lisa Howard, a little-known television journalist who played a key role in secret talks between the Kennedy and Castro governments.
The mainstream media misses the complexity of women’s lives in representing what’s important to women voters. The author (left) calls for a far more nuanced public conversation.