Charisse Jones
American journalist and essayist (born American journalist and essayist)
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Charisse Jones (born October 14, 1966) is an American journalist and essayist.
Life
She was a staff writer for The New York Times[1] and the Los Angeles Times,[2] and a commentator for National Public Radio.[3][4] She has been a national correspondent for USA Today[5][6] and a contributing writer for Essence magazine.[7]
While at the Los Angeles Times, Jones covered social justice issues and the LA riots, for which she won a Pulitzer Prize.[8]
In 2010, Jones became USA Today's travel writer.[8]
She has one son.[9]
Awards
- 2004 American Book Award
Works
- Charisse Jones; Kumea Shorter-Gooden (2004). Shifting: The Double Lives of Black Women in America. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-009055-5.
