Linda Villarosa

Linda Villarosa was awarded the Lillian Smith Book Award for her book: "Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on Health in America" in September 2023. Linda Villarosa has covered women's and African-American health issues in The New York Times, The Root, O Magazine, Glamour, Health, Vibe and Woman’s Day. She was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award in the Outstanding Magazine Article category^[5] for an article in Essence titled "Pride and Prejudice."

She is a co-founder of Villarosa Media, other co-founders being her mother Clara Villarosa and sister Alicia. In 2008,^[6] her first novel, Passing for Black, was published. She is author and co-author of three books, including Body & Soul: The Black Women’s Guide to Physical Health and Emotional Well-Being. Villarosa worked as a consultant to provide editorial expertise to companies and organizations like American Express Publishing and Meredith.^[4] She also directs the undergraduate journalism program at the City College of New York.^[7] Additionally, she is a journalist in residence and professor at the CUNY Craig Newmark School of Journalism (formerly the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism).

• Linda Villarosa on Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation, from the Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online series.