Kenrya Rankin Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Co-chair of the Board for nonprofit that shifts the narrative on disability and builds power for the disabled.

• Author of "Start Is Up: The Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions Into Profit" (Zest Books/Orange Avenue, 2011)• Author of "Bet on Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama" (Kifani Books, 2013). • Co-author of "How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance" (Bold Type Books/Hachette, 2019). • Author of "Anti-Racism: Powerful Voices, Inspiring Ideas (Spruce Books/Sasquatch/Penguin Random House, 2020).

Co-founded a successful content creation agency which has executed editorial and marketing projects from audience development plans to style guides to book projects. Clients include Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, L’Oréal, National Women Law Center and SUNY College of Optometry.

Run a successful editorial consultancy, creating engaging content and managing editorial projects for dozens of media, corporate and nonprofit clients. • Write award-winning books. • Appear as expert on-air talent for major television and radio broadcasts and podcasts. • Provide speaker services at venues including Howard University, American University, Barnard College and the National Press Club.PUBLICATIONS + CLIENTSMEDIABET Digital (Producer), Biography.com, Black Enterprise, Black + Green Mama, CafeMom.com, Colorlines, Consumer Reports, Ebony, Essence, Fast Company, Fearless Magazine, Fitness, ForGirlsInScience.org, Glamour, Interactive One, Latina (Contributing Editor), Lifetime, Loop21.com, NewsOne, Parlour Magazine, Vibe’s Prodigy, Reader’s Digest, Redbook, Shape, ShopSmart (Contributing Editor), SniffleSolutions.com, Soul of Virginia, Stanford Social Innovation Review, The Hilltop, Hilton’s Club Traveler, The New York Times, The Plain Dealer, The Yard, Uptown Magazine, Viv Mag, WeddingChannel.com, Martha Stewart’s Whole LivingCORPORATE, NONPROFIT + INSTITUTIONALAstraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice, Dowden Custom Media, Global Advertising Strategies, Hearst Creative Communications, Hilton, L’Oréal Group, Manifest, Mexico Tourism Board, Ohio Homecoming, Publix Supermarket/Meredith Corporation, SUNY College of Optometry, Rocket Learning (Managing Curriculum Editor)BOOKS How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance (Author), Bet on Black: African-American Women Celebrate Fatherhood in the Age of Barack Obama (Editor), Start It Up: The Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions Into Pay (Author), The Bed Bug Survival Guide (Ghostwriter), Faces & Voices IV (Editor), When Butterflies Kiss, 2nd ed. (Copyeditor), Stories of Survival (and Beyond): Collective Healing After Hurricane Katrina (Copyeditor)

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Served as Research Editor for Mozilla’s Insights team, editing and writing research reports, websites, podcast interviews and scripts, white papers, policy papers, social media posts, press releases and more. Also worked on movement building, forging and resourcing deep partnerships and building infrastructure at the intersection of AI and social justice. As the lead of the disability employee resource group, advocated to make the entire Mozilla Project and its outputs more accessible for all.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Managed innovative daily news operation, staff writers and freelancers. • Conceived and project managed Colorlines 20 x 20 marquee franchise to raise visibility and connect with new donors. • Produced and hosted Colorlines 20th Anniversary reception and fundraiser at Facing Race 2018, leading a cross-functional team and collaborating with communications and development departments to maximize visibility and solicit thousands of dollars in contributions. • Created systems to streamline workflow, increase operational productivity, efficiency and agility, and strengthen reporting skills of junior staffers, including developing publication’s first stylebook in its 20-year history. • Collaborated on long-term editorial and strategic planning and help build a highly skilled, productive content team. • Served as backup liaison to W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative, fostering valuable cross-organizational relationships with civil rights and racial justice groups and representing Race Forward at national events. • Promoted to Senior Editorial Director in November 2019.

Conceived and created Black + Green Mama, a parenting site that features ideals and tips for raising happy, healthy kids who respect their bodies, the earth and a budget.

Washington, Dc, Us

Wrote and produced celebrity, fashion, beauty and music-focused stories for relaunched website.

New York, Ny, Us

Wrote features covering parenting, health, personal finance, career, small business, relationships and sex.

New York, Ny, Us

Helped develop voice for relaunched publication. • Conceptualized and directed Lifestyle section. • Edited features for print and digital. • Managed team of freelance writers and columnists, including Pulitzer Prize winners. • Produced multimedia editorial packages. • Developed programming sponsorships and project managed contests and live events.

New York, Ny, Us

Write weekly features about innovative people, products and processes.

Write about Internet and technology trends and tools to help readers (both in print and online) get the most for their money.

In turns moving, insightful and laugh-out-loud funny, the essays collected in Bet on Black wrestle back the much-maligned image of the Black dad and expose it as something that, while not perfect, is a human, loving presence in the lives of his children. Inspired by the editor’s own unconventional upbringing and President Barack Obama’s commitment to encouraging and supporting responsible fathers, it brings together 20 African-American women to share deeply personal essays that examine the positive, bittersweet and awe-inspiring relationships they share with the fathers in their lives. From the dad who pulled double duty to fill the space left when his ex-wife died, to the brother who raised six children from behind bars, to the grandfather who showed his love by carefully vetting suitors, the truths in Bet on Black shift the dialog about what it means to be a Black father in the United States.

Harlem, New York, Us

Edited and wrote cover stories and features.

Harlem, New York, Us

Reader- and advertiser-facing brand ambassador. • Edited and wrote cover stories and features.

Wrote progressive weekly online opinion column that explored domestic and international issues and policy affecting the lives of women of color.

Harlem, New York, Us

Built research department from ground up. • Led copyediting efforts.

New York, New York, Us

Edited the top-ranked department, “Laughter, the Best Medicine,” which was syndicated in 50 international editions in 21 languages. • Directed extensive humor freelancer network and created systems to process and evaluate 30,000 monthly reader submissions. • Coordinated annual comedy contest and show that raised thousands of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Promoted from assistant in 2005.

Managing editor of client and company publications. • Produced and distributed audio for news service. • Project managed events and provided on-site media support. • Conducted client media trainings.

Washington, Dc, Us

Edited and proofed news stories and features for collegiate publication consistently ranked among best in nation.

New York, New York, Us

Member of 2002 cohort of top 10 percent of aspiring magazine editors. • Wrote and edited copy for all departments of top-selling publication in the United States.

Washington, Dc, Us

Wrote news stories, op-eds and features for collegiate publication consistently ranked among best in nation.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

Wrote, edited and distributed press releases and advisories that resulted in television and publication coverage. • Helped manage the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Docent Program.

Brooklyn, Ohio, Us

Stringer for top 20 circulation newspaper. • Wrote and edited articles for “Next” section.

Master Of Science In Publishing, Publishing

Bachelor Of Arts In Journalism, Journalism