Rachel L. Swarns | |
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.jpg) Swarns in 2012 | |
| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Howard University (BA) University of Kent (MA) |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter, author, journalism professor |
Rachel L. Swarns (born 1967) is an American author, news correspondent and investigative reporter. Since 1995 at The New York Times, Swarns has been a reporter, news correspondent, and since 2017 a faculty member in journalism at New York University.[1] [2] Swarns has been a foreign correspondent for the Times while reporting from Cuba, Russia and southern Africa (where she was the Johannesburg bureau chief).[3][4] Swarns wrote American Tapestry (2012) about the history of Michelle Obama's ancestors,[5][6] and co-authored the book Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives.[1][7] In 2023, she published The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church.[8]
- ^ a b Communications, NYU Web. "New York Times' Rachel Swarns to Join Faculty of Carter Journalism Institute". Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Rachel Swarns | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "May 6: Rachel L. Swarns: American Tapestry: The Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama". National History Center. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "Rachel L. Swarns | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Ball, Edward (2012-06-14). "'American Tapestry,' by Rachel L. Swarns". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ "The Complex 'Tapestry' Of Michelle Obama's Ancestry". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ Haslett, Tobi (2017-12-01). "What Could Have Been Iconic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
- ^ The 272. New York: Random House 2023 ISBN 978-0399590863