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Errin Haines

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Hey, y’all. It’s Errin Haines, editor-at-large and founding mother at The 19th. I’m also author of The Amendment newsletter and host of our podcast, also named The Amendment. You may also see me on cable news talking gender and politics as an MSNBC political contributor.

I was on the campaign trail in 2019, covering SIX women and a diverse field of candidates running for president when our CEO, Emily Ramshaw, DMed me on Twitter to pitch me with the idea for our incredible newsroom. It didn’t take much convincing before I was in; for me, the risk was never in starting our newsroom, but in not trying to tell a more honest and accurate story about the role of gender in our politics. I am a Black woman, born and raised in the South, who has been a registered voter since I was 18; these are among the identities that shape my approach to political journalism.

I’m an award-winning journalist who has spent my career writing the story of who and where we are as a country, always with an eye and ear for who remains unseen and unheard. I started as a fellow in the Tribune Company’s Minority Editorial Training Program (METPRO) and have worked at The Los Angeles Times, the Orlando Sentinel, The Washington Post and the Associated Press, where I was national writer on race and ethnicity immediately prior to joining The 19th.

I have worked for decades to improve diversity in my beloved profession and served two terms as vice president of print for the National Association of Black Journalists. I am proud to do that here at The 19th, where we are building the culture we want to see in this industry and the world.

I am a devout Atlantan and live in my hometown with my partner, Delano, and our dogs, Ginger and Oakley.

And listen my new podcast, The Amendment, focused on shedding light on our politics during a critical election year where the work of our democracy is still unfinished.

My work is free to consume and free to republish because of contributions from readers like you. A donation of $19 goes a long way toward sustaining our nonprofit newsroom.

Latest from Errin Haines

National Domestic Workers Alliance names new executive director

Jenn Stowe joins Ai-jen Poo in leadership as the group becomes the latest progressive organization turning to a Black woman to helm it.

Errin Haines · April 21, 2022
Black women have faced intense scrutiny during confirmations. Ketanji Brown Jackson was the latest.

Analysis | In a polarized era, many point to what they see as a potent partisan strategy: the weaponization of Black womanhood.

Errin Haines · April 15, 2022
What’s left undone 45 years after the National Women’s Conference

Analysis | Some of what the attendees of the 1977 conference hoped for has happened. Much of it has not — but it still can.

Errin Haines · March 25, 2022
Pride, joy, inspiration, validation: What Black women see in Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination

The 19th spoke to people who gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court about the judge’s historic journey and what it means.

Cheriss May, Errin Haines · March 22, 2022
Kamala Harris bridges the fights for democracy at home and abroad

Analysis | Her week took her from a Bloody Sunday remembrance in Alabama to diplomatic efforts related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a reminder of the ongoing tests of democracy.

Errin Haines · March 11, 2022
Hear from Black women leading on the economy and environment in the White House

The 19th spoke to the chairs of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Council of Economic Advisers, both the first Black women to hold their jobs, ahead of Tuesday’s State of the Union address.

Errin Haines · February 25, 2022
Four Black women became classmates, roommates and lifelong sisters. One of them is now a historic nominee for the Supreme Court.

Analysis | Errin Haines spoke to longtime friends of Ketanji Brown Jackson as she is poised to break a new barrier.

Errin Haines · February 25, 2022
A record number of Black women are expected to run in 2022

No Black woman has ever been elected governor, and no Black women currently serve in the U.S. Senate. But some candidates are hoping to change that.

Errin Haines · October 22, 2021
‘I did feel that the people in the room did believe me’: Anita Hill and Christine Blasey Ford discuss testimony

For a new podcast, the two women talk about society’s willingness to believe those who accuse people in positions of power — and to do something about it.

Errin Haines · October 11, 2021
The New Deal devalued home care workers. Advocates hope new legislation can undo that.

Domestic workers, many of them women and many people of color, have inherited a racist, sexist legacy of low pay and little job protections.

Errin Haines · October 6, 2021

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