Ebony JJ Curry is a reporting fellow for The 19th. She was previously an NBCUniversal fellow covering Black entrepreneurship and innovation in Detroit’s growing tech sector. She was also a senior reporter at the Michigan Chronicle, where she led political coverage as a Democratic correspondent and press pool member for the Biden-Harris and Harris-Walz campaigns. Her work highlighted community advancement across politics, tech, and social justice, while growing the Chronicle’s digital presence as its daily newsletter curator and social media on-air talent. She brings a unique blend of experience working both in newsrooms and government. She has held communications roles with the Detroit City Council, Michigan Senate Democrats and the Executive Office of the Governor, and contributed to Medill News Service, ABC12 News in Flint, Michigan, and NBC affiliate WAFF-48 in Huntsville, Alabama. She earned her Bachelor’s in communications media from Alabama A&M University and a Master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
The Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation aims to tell the story of Parks' life beyond the seat on the bus while helping Michigan students devoted to service and social change.
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