Kenji Jasper
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Kenji Jasper | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 49–50)[1] Washington, D.C., U.S.[1] |
| Alma mater | Morehouse College |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist |
Kenji Jasper (born 1975)[1] is an American writer and journalist.[2][3] He has worked in writing and journalism for over 20 years.
Kenji Jasper was born in 1975 and was raised in Fairfax Village in southeast Washington, D.C.[1] He attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Benjamin Banneker Academic High School.[1]
His career begin with an article as an intern for The Washington Informer newspaper at the age of 13. A year later at age 14, he became a contributor to Black Entertainment Television's YSB magazine,[1] and later worked as a writer and instructor at The Institute for the Preservation and Study of African American Writing. He also served as an on-air personality for WTTG Fox 5's Newsbag (1986 to 1987), and later as one of the founding cast members of Black Entertainment Television's Teen Summit (1989 to 1993).
Jasper got a degree from Morehouse College in 1997.[1] By the time he graduated from college, his journalism had appeared in VIBE, Essence, The Village Voice, Upscale, The Charlotte Observer, The San Diego Union Tribune, and The Atlanta Tribune.
