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The Gordon Parks Foundation has announced conceptual artist Larry W. Cook and photographer Tonika Lewis Johnson as the recipients of its 2024 fellowships, and author D. Watkins as the Genevieve Young Fellow in Writing.
Sharon Matthews is the deputy managing editor of Originals and vice president of L.A. Times Studios.
The award-winning veteran journalist will join the leadership team overseeing video, television and film strategy.
Read an excerpt from professor, activist, and author D. Watkins's upcoming opus: 'Black Boy Smile'.
Print The Los Angeles Times has named veteran journalist Kevin Merida as its top editor and tasked him with transforming the storied 139-year-old newspaper into a digital powerhouse that thrives for decades to come. Monday’s announcement by the paper’s owners, Dr. Patrick and Michele Soon-Shiong, caps a five-month search for an executive editor to lead the roughly 500-person newsroom and accelerate its digital shift as readers increasingly get news on their phones and social media feeds instead of a newspaper tossed in the driveway. Since 2015, Merida has been editor in chief of the Undef...