I think of being a Black journalist as being pro-truth, pro… - Astead Herndon

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I think of being a Black journalist as being pro-truth, pro-accountability and succeeding the tradition of Black journalists who have pushed the industry on what that looks like. Also, racism isn’t true. It’s false. And so as a journalist, it’s worth it to me to expose it as false, not as spite toward any one political actor.

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Astead Wesley Herndon is a national political reporter for The New York Times. He was previously a Washington-based political reporter and a City Hall reporter for The Boston Globe.

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Alternative Names: Astead W. Herndon • Astead Wesley Herndon • Astead Wesley

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