April Ryan's "anthem" to Black women

By Sheilah Kast,

Published December 28, 2022 at 9:25 AM EST

April Ryan is the Washington DC Bureau Chief for The Grio, the Black-oriented news platform, and a political analyst for CNN. She is a 25-year veteran of White House reporting and the longest-serving Black female correspondent on that beat. (photo by Jon Hill/Amistad Books)

Raised in Baltimore, an alumna of Morgan State, April Ryan has covered urban issues from the White House press room for 25 years. Her new book, Black Women Will Save the World, describes pressures on African-American women--including many Ryan has faced--and her ideas for tackling them.

This interview originally aired on October 18, 2022.

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