- She was a Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns, and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. She started out as a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American. She became a national political reporter for the Washington Post and the White House correspondent for the New York Times.
- Broadcast journalist.
- Pictured on a nondenominated 'forever' USA commemorative postage stamp in the Black Heritage series, issued 30 January 2020. Price on day of issue was 55¢.
- Cousin of Sherrilyn Ifill.
- She was co-moderator of the 2016 Democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
- Graduated with a BA from Simmons College in Boston.
- Wrote for The Washington Post and New York Times.
- Lived at 172-02 Linden Blvd in St Albans, Queens before her father's ministry work required the family to move to Buffalo, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
- Father Oliver, from Panama, was minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Queens, New York. Mother Barbara was from Barbados.
- Has five siblings.
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