Brittany King is a writer, journalist and host of the podcast American Shade. She founded the Black Lives Matter chapter in Columbus, Indiana, the hometown of Vice President Mike Pence and a city with a very small Black population. Leaving Indiana for New York City, she attended NYU and received a Master’s degree in Journalism. Her writing has appeared in The Republic, Daily Beast, Tablet Mag, Fractyll, WSN & Medium.
King’s combined experiences in Indiana and New York sharpened her thinking about the nuances of race, critical thinking and public discourse in our current cultural environment and she recently decided to begin speaking publicly on the subject. She describes herself as being on a journey, her views evolving and deepening as she engages with people from all walks of life.
King brings a refreshingly nuanced perspective to the national conversation about race, drawing from a diverse pantheon of Black writers like W.E.B. Dubois, Booker T. Washington, James Baldwin and Ta-Nehisis Coates, but also Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, Glenn Loury and Coleman Hughes. When attending NYU, she attended Coates’ graduate seminar, and tells an endearing story of showing up early for the first class to ensure a seat immediately next to Mr. Coates. She also talks about her introduction to Jordan Peterson and how he shaped her thinking, prompting her to reexamine some of her closely held beliefs.
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