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Hello, I am Ryan!
Writer. Editor. Storyteller.
Get to know me
Career Path.
2018-Present
Culture Editor
Def Pen Media
2021-Present
Content Supervisor
MATTIO Communications
2020-2021
Assistant Editor
IHeartMedia
A Brooklyn-based lifestyle brand that has allowed me to explore my passion for covering pop culture, politics and sports.
A multi-dimmensional public relations agency dedicated to amplifying the distinctive visions and voices of leading companies.
A global leader in audio and communications that offered me the opportunity to develop my news writing skills, interview industry leaders and cover live events.
2019-2020
Desk Assistant
ABC News
A global news leader that provided me with the opportunity field produce, pitch stories, monitor the teleprompter for nationally televised programs and learn from experienced broadcast journalists.
2019
News Editor
Blavity, Inc.
A premier digital enterprise for Black millennials that improved my editing skills, heightened my ability to manage other writers and allowed me to work alongside other talented storytellers.
2019
Communications Assistant
McCann Worldgroup
A leading global marketing services company that encouraged me to pursue my journalistic endeavors while expanding my skillset to include copywriting and script writing.
Work.
Black American anxiety at all-time high, experts say
ABC NEWS
While violent police encounters involving Black people dominate headlines, the news is having a detrimental impact on the mental well-being of Black Americans, some experts say.
Rapsody Opens About Her Family, Maintaining A Work-Life Balance And More
DEF PEN
In the second segment of our interview with her, she discusses her grandparents, maintaining a balance within her work and personal life and much more.
Representation for Black and Brown Iowans, One Newspaper At A Time
PAVEMENT PIECES
Iowa is not all presidential campaign pit stops and long, winding farmland in the way that popular depictions of the state would have many believe.
A Star Basketball Recruit Picked Howard University. Will He Inspire Other Players To Choose D.C. HBCUs, Too?
DCist
On July 3, highly touted basketball prospect Makur Maker became the first five-star basketball recruit to commit to a historically black college or university since at least 2007, revealing that he would attend Howard University this fall.
BIN Exclusive: Dr. Lonnie Bunch III Talks Black History, NMAAHC & More
BLACK INFORMATION NETWORK
Symone Sanders Talks About Her New Show, Being Authentic & Her First Conversation With Bernie Sanders
DEF PEN
To get a better handle on what this museum means to me and so many others, Smithsonian Secretary Dr. Lonnie Bunch III shared a few thoughts with the Black Information Network.
Emerging from the home of former United States Army Corps Engineer Daniel Sanders and former Great Plains Black History Museum Executive Director Terri Sanders, Symone is a bold, authentic innovator who has never shied away from a challenge
Education.
My educational journey has equipped me with a deep understanding of the nuances of storytelling, from writing in-depth profiles and enterprise stories to conducting compelling interviews with public officials and pop culture figures. My commitment to mastering the art of storytelling is evident in my academic accomplishments.
High School Diploma Choate Rosemary Hall Wallingford, Connecticut | 2010-2014 Honors: Princeton Prize In Race Relations Recipient, Disney Dreamers Academy Class of 2013 |
Bachelor of Arts in American Studies American University Washington, D.C. | 2014-2018 Honors: Emma L. Bowen Foundation Fellow, Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholar |
Master of Arts in Journalism New York University New York, NY | Expected Graduation In 2024 |
