Unapologetically Black, Jasmyne Cannick is known for addressing the issues that others can’t or simply won’t. At 30, Jasmyne Cannick is a critic and commentator based in Los Angeles who writes about the worlds of pop culture, race, class, and politics as played out in the African-American community. An award-winning journalist and blogger, Jasmyne was selected as one of ESSENCE Magazine’s 25 Women Shaping the World and is a regular contributor to National Public Radio’s “News and Notes.”

Jasmyne has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Sentinel since 2005