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She was a Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns, and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008. She started out as a reporter for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American. She became a national political reporter for the Washington Post and the White House correspondent for the New York Times.

Broadcast journalist.

Pictured on a nondenominated 'forever' USA commemorative postage stamp in the Black Heritage series, issued 30 January 2020. Price on day of issue was 55¢.

Cousin of Sherrilyn Ifill.

She was co-moderator of the 2016 Democratic primary debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Graduated with a BA from Simmons College in Boston.

Wrote for The Washington Post and New York Times.

Lived at 172-02 Linden Blvd in St Albans, Queens before her father's ministry work required the family to move to Buffalo, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.

Father Oliver, from Panama, was minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Queens, New York. Mother Barbara was from Barbados.

Has five siblings.