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Melissa Harris-Perry

Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry (born October 2, 1973), formerly known as Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell, is an American writer, professor, television host, and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics. Harris-Perry hosted the Melissa Harris-Perry weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC from 2012 to February 27, 2016.

Melissa Harris-Perry
Harris-Perry in 2016.
BornMelissa Victoria Harris
(1973-10-02) October 2, 1973 (age 50)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
OccupationAuthor, political commentator, professor
EducationWake Forest University (BA)
Duke University (MA, PhD)
Columbia University
SubjectAmerican politics, race relations
SpouseDennis Lacewell (1999–2005)
James Perry (2010–present)
Children2 daughters
Website
perrypolitical.com

Early life edit

Harris-Perry was born to a white mother and black father.[1] She was born in Seattle and grew up in Chesterfield County, Virginia, one of the counties adjoining the independent city of Richmond, Virginia, where she attended Thomas Dale High School. Her father was the first dean of African-American Affairs at the University of Virginia.[2] Harris-Perry's mother, Diana Gray, taught at a community college and was working on her doctorate when they met. She worked for non-profit organizations that provided services such as day-care centers, health care for people in rural communities, and access to reproductive care for poor women.[3]

Harris-Perry graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor's degree in English and earned a PhD in political science from Duke University. She received an honorary doctorate from Meadville Lombard Theological School, and is studying toward a Master of Divinity in theology at Union Theological Seminary of Columbia University.[4][5]

Career edit

Harris-Perry joined the political science faculty of the University of Chicago in 1999 and taught there for seven years, until 2006, when she accepted a tenured appointment at Princeton University as an Associate Professor of Political Science and African-American Studies. Harris-Perry left Princeton in 2011 after being denied a full professorship[6][7] for Tulane University, where she was Founding Director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project, a center for the study of race, gender, and politics in the South.

On July 1, 2014, Harris-Perry returned to Wake Forest as the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair Professor of Politics and International Affairs.[8][9] The Anna Julia Cooper Project is now resident at Wake Forest.

She is a regular columnist for the magazine The Nation, the co-host of the magazine's podcast System Check[10] with Dorian Warren, and the author of two books (one published under the name Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell).

MSNBC television series edit

On February 18, 2012, Harris-Perry began hosting an MSNBC weekend morning show titled Melissa Harris-Perry.[11]

In early 2013, Harris-Perry was criticized by some political commentators for statements she made on her program related to collective parenting.[12] On December 31, 2013, she apologized for a "photos of the year" segment on December 28, 2013, that included jokes about a family picture featuring former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's family, including his adopted Black grandson.[13][14][15]

Departure edit

On February 26, 2016, Harris-Perry sent an email to co-workers that she would not host her show on MSNBC for the coming weekend, stating: "Our show was taken—without comment or discussion or notice—in the midst of an election season [...] I will not be used as a tool for [management's] purposes [...] I am not a token, mammy, or little brown bobble head." Her show was scheduled to air as usual on Saturday, but Harris-Perry chose not to return, saying: "I am only willing to return when that return happens under certain terms."[16] She said she would only return when she could do "substantive, meaningful and autonomous work." NBC responded that "many of our daytime programs have been temporarily upended by breaking political coverage, including M.H.P."[16] The public dispute led to discussions between the network and her representatives about ending her relationship with MSNBC.[17] On February 28, 2016, the network confirmed that Harris-Perry was leaving the network.[18]

ELLE.com editor-at-large edit

On April 18, 2016, it was announced that Harris-Perry joined Elle.com as editor-at-large. In the role, Harris-Perry is stated to focus on areas of race, gender, politics, and fashion, "telling the often-overlooked stories of women and girls of color".[19]

The Takeaway edit

On July 23, 2021, Harris-Perry was named as interim host of The Takeaway following the departure of the show's previous host, Tanzina Vega.[20] She was later announced as the permanent host and managing editor on October 18, 2021.[21]

In March 2023 she announced the decision to cancel the show per June 2 of that year, slamming management of WNYC publicly on Twitter.[22]

Personal life edit

In 2008 she underwent a hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids.[23]

In 2010 she married attorney James Perry. He is the CEO of the Winston-Salem Urban League.[24] On February 14, 2014, their daughter was born via gestational carrier.[23] She is Harris-Perry's second child.[23]

In April 2015, the Winston-Salem Journal reported that the IRS had placed a tax lien on the property of Harris-Perry and her husband for about $70,000 in delinquent taxes. Harris-Perry said she and her husband paid $21,721 on April 15, 2015, and have a payment plan with the IRS.[25][26][27]

Bibliography edit

  • Harris-Lacewell, Melissa Victoria (2004). Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought (First ed.). Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-11405-7.
  • Harris-Perry, Melissa V. (2011). Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-16541-8.

References edit

  1. ^ Harris, Aisha (January 24, 2014). "When White Parents Adopt Black Children". browbeat. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Williams, Michael Paul (February 6, 2011). "Chesterfield native, now MSNBC commentator, speaking at VCU". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Pope, John (October 2, 2011). "New Orleans transplant has a life rich in politics, pedagogy". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ^ . MelissaHarrisPerry.com. 2011. Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  5. ^ Levin, Anne (October 10, 2007). . U.S. 1 Newspaper. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Glickel, Jen (February 12, 2005). "Uncommon Interview – Melissa Harris-Lacewell". The Chicago Maroon. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Plump, Wendy (February 12, 2012). "Princeton Center for African American Studies loses two high-profile figures, but gains renewed sense of purpose". The Times of Trenton. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  8. ^ Neal, Katie (April 11, 2014). "Melissa Harris-Perry to join faculty". WFU.edu. Wake Forest University News Center. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Melissa Harris-Perry – Politics and International Affairs". Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "System Check". The Nation. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Christopher, Tommy (January 5, 2012). "Melissa Harris-Perry To Host MSNBC Weekend Show Starting in February". Mediaite. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  12. ^ Freedlander, David (April 11, 2013). "Melissa Harris-Perry and the Firestorm Over 'Collective' Parenting". The Daily Beast. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  13. ^ Grier, Peter (December 31, 2013). "Melissa Harris-Perry Apologizes for Romney Grandchild Jokes". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  14. ^ LoGiurato, Brett (January 2, 2014). "Here's Melissa Harris-Perry's Tearful Apology for the Controversial Segment on the Romneys' Black Grandchild". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  15. ^ Harris-Perry, Melissa (December 31, 2013). "An apology from Melissa Harris-Perry". MSNBC. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  16. ^ a b Koblin, John (February 26, 2016). "Melissa Harris-Perry Walks Off Her MSNBC Show After Pre-emptions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  17. ^ Farhi, Paul (February 27, 2016). "MSNBC to sever ties with Melissa Harris-Perry after host's critical email". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  18. ^ Koblin, John (February 28, 2016). "Melissa Harris-Perry Is Out at MSNBC, Network Confirms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  19. ^ Chernikoff, Leah (April 18, 2016). "Melissa Harris-Perry Joins ELLE.com as Editor-at-Large". Elle. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  20. ^ Falk, Tyler (July 23, 2021). . Current. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  21. ^ Katz, A.J. (October 18, 2021). . TVNewser. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  22. ^ Pillbury, Skye (March 8, 2023). "WNYC Leadership created a mess". Substack.|
  23. ^ a b c Crosley Coker, Hillary (February 18, 2014). "Melissa Harris-Perry Shares Story of Welcoming Daughter via Surrogacy". Jezebel. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  24. ^ Ginsburg, Eric (August 17, 2017). "Back to school with Melissa Harris-Perry (and why she loves Winston-Salem, too)". The NC Triad's altweekly. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  25. ^ Hewlett, Michael (April 15, 2015). "IRS files $70K tax lien against Harris-Perry, husband". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  26. ^ "MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry owes $70,000 in delinquent taxes, IRS says". POLITICO. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  27. ^ Wemple, Erik (April 22, 2015). "MSNBC fails to address tax problems of hosts". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 31, 2016.

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This article is about Melissa Harris Perry For her eponymous show see Melissa Harris Perry TV series Melissa Victoria Harris Perry born October 2 1973 formerly known as Melissa Victoria Harris Lacewell is an American writer professor television host and political commentator with a focus on African American politics Harris Perry hosted the Melissa Harris Perry weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC from 2012 to February 27 2016 Melissa Harris PerryHarris Perry in 2016 BornMelissa Victoria Harris 1973 10 02 October 2 1973 age 50 Seattle Washington U S OccupationAuthor political commentator professorEducationWake Forest University BA Duke University MA PhD Columbia UniversitySubjectAmerican politics race relationsSpouseDennis Lacewell 1999 2005 James Perry 2010 present Children2 daughtersWebsiteperrypolitical wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 MSNBC television series 2 1 1 Departure 2 2 ELLE com editor at large 2 3 The Takeaway 3 Personal life 4 Bibliography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editHarris Perry was born to a white mother and black father 1 She was born in Seattle and grew up in Chesterfield County Virginia one of the counties adjoining the independent city of Richmond Virginia where she attended Thomas Dale High School Her father was the first dean of African American Affairs at the University of Virginia 2 Harris Perry s mother Diana Gray taught at a community college and was working on her doctorate when they met She worked for non profit organizations that provided services such as day care centers health care for people in rural communities and access to reproductive care for poor women 3 Harris Perry graduated from Wake Forest University with a bachelor s degree in English and earned a PhD in political science from Duke University She received an honorary doctorate from Meadville Lombard Theological School and is studying toward a Master of Divinity in theology at Union Theological Seminary of Columbia University 4 5 Career editHarris Perry joined the political science faculty of the University of Chicago in 1999 and taught there for seven years until 2006 when she accepted a tenured appointment at Princeton University as an Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies Harris Perry left Princeton in 2011 after being denied a full professorship 6 7 for Tulane University where she was Founding Director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project a center for the study of race gender and politics in the South On July 1 2014 Harris Perry returned to Wake Forest as the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair Professor of Politics and International Affairs 8 9 The Anna Julia Cooper Project is now resident at Wake Forest She is a regular columnist for the magazine The Nation the co host of the magazine s podcast System Check 10 with Dorian Warren and the author of two books one published under the name Melissa Victoria Harris Lacewell MSNBC television series edit Main article Melissa Harris Perry TV series On February 18 2012 Harris Perry began hosting an MSNBC weekend morning show titled Melissa Harris Perry 11 In early 2013 Harris Perry was criticized by some political commentators for statements she made on her program related to collective parenting 12 On December 31 2013 she apologized for a photos of the year segment on December 28 2013 that included jokes about a family picture featuring former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney s family including his adopted Black grandson 13 14 15 Departure edit On February 26 2016 Harris Perry sent an email to co workers that she would not host her show on MSNBC for the coming weekend stating Our show was taken without comment or discussion or notice in the midst of an election season I will not be used as a tool for management s purposes I am not a token mammy or little brown bobble head Her show was scheduled to air as usual on Saturday but Harris Perry chose not to return saying I am only willing to return when that return happens under certain terms 16 She said she would only return when she could do substantive meaningful and autonomous work NBC responded that many of our daytime programs have been temporarily upended by breaking political coverage including M H P 16 The public dispute led to discussions between the network and her representatives about ending her relationship with MSNBC 17 On February 28 2016 the network confirmed that Harris Perry was leaving the network 18 ELLE com editor at large edit On April 18 2016 it was announced that Harris Perry joined Elle com as editor at large In the role Harris Perry is stated to focus on areas of race gender politics and fashion telling the often overlooked stories of women and girls of color 19 The Takeaway edit On July 23 2021 Harris Perry was named as interim host of The Takeaway following the departure of the show s previous host Tanzina Vega 20 She was later announced as the permanent host and managing editor on October 18 2021 21 In March 2023 she announced the decision to cancel the show per June 2 of that year slamming management of WNYC publicly on Twitter 22 Personal life editIn 2008 she underwent a hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids 23 In 2010 she married attorney James Perry He is the CEO of the Winston Salem Urban League 24 On February 14 2014 their daughter was born via gestational carrier 23 She is Harris Perry s second child 23 In April 2015 the Winston Salem Journal reported that the IRS had placed a tax lien on the property of Harris Perry and her husband for about 70 000 in delinquent taxes Harris Perry said she and her husband paid 21 721 on April 15 2015 and have a payment plan with the IRS 25 26 27 Bibliography editHarris Lacewell Melissa Victoria 2004 Barbershops Bibles and BET Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought First ed Princeton University Press ISBN 978 0 691 11405 7 Harris Perry Melissa V 2011 Sister Citizen Shame Stereotypes and Black Women in America Yale University Press ISBN 978 0 300 16541 8 References edit Harris Aisha January 24 2014 When White Parents Adopt Black Children browbeat Retrieved August 29 2015 Williams Michael Paul February 6 2011 Chesterfield native now MSNBC commentator speaking at VCU Richmond Times Dispatch Archived from the original on February 4 2013 Retrieved June 19 2011 Pope John October 2 2011 New Orleans transplant has a life rich in politics pedagogy The Times Picayune Retrieved September 7 2015 About Melissa Harris Perry MelissaHarrisPerry com 2011 Archived from the original on October 23 2010 Retrieved April 8 2011 Levin Anne October 10 2007 From House to Home U S 1 Newspaper Archived from the original on March 8 2016 Retrieved June 19 2011 Glickel Jen February 12 2005 Uncommon Interview Melissa Harris Lacewell The Chicago Maroon Retrieved February 7 2015 Plump Wendy February 12 2012 Princeton Center for African American Studies loses two high profile figures but gains renewed sense of purpose The Times of Trenton Retrieved October 8 2012 Neal Katie April 11 2014 Melissa Harris Perry to join faculty WFU edu Wake Forest University News Center Retrieved September 7 2015 Melissa Harris Perry Politics and International Affairs Retrieved January 28 2019 System Check The Nation Retrieved October 26 2020 Christopher Tommy January 5 2012 Melissa Harris Perry To Host MSNBC Weekend Show Starting in February Mediaite Retrieved January 5 2012 Freedlander David April 11 2013 Melissa Harris Perry and the Firestorm Over Collective Parenting The Daily Beast Retrieved December 10 2013 Grier Peter December 31 2013 Melissa Harris Perry Apologizes for Romney Grandchild Jokes The Christian Science Monitor Retrieved December 31 2013 LoGiurato Brett January 2 2014 Here s Melissa Harris Perry s Tearful Apology for the Controversial Segment on the Romneys Black Grandchild San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved January 6 2014 Harris Perry Melissa December 31 2013 An apology from Melissa Harris Perry MSNBC Retrieved January 6 2014 a b Koblin John February 26 2016 Melissa Harris Perry Walks Off Her MSNBC Show After Pre emptions The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved February 28 2016 Farhi Paul February 27 2016 MSNBC to sever ties with Melissa Harris Perry after host s critical email The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved February 28 2016 Koblin John February 28 2016 Melissa Harris Perry Is Out at MSNBC Network Confirms The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved February 29 2016 Chernikoff Leah April 18 2016 Melissa Harris Perry Joins ELLE com as Editor at Large Elle Retrieved April 19 2016 Falk Tyler July 23 2021 Takeaway host Tanzina Vega resigns Current Archived from the original on October 19 2021 Retrieved October 18 2021 Katz A J October 18 2021 Former MSNBC Host Melissa Harris Perry Named Host of Nationally Syndicated Radio News Show The Takeaway TVNewser Archived from the original on October 19 2021 Retrieved October 18 2021 Pillbury Skye March 8 2023 WNYC Leadership created a mess Substack a b c Crosley Coker Hillary February 18 2014 Melissa Harris Perry Shares Story of Welcoming Daughter via Surrogacy Jezebel Retrieved February 23 2021 Ginsburg Eric August 17 2017 Back to school with Melissa Harris Perry and why she loves Winston Salem too The NC Triad s altweekly Retrieved February 23 2021 Hewlett Michael April 15 2015 IRS files 70K tax lien against Harris Perry husband Winston Salem Journal Retrieved September 7 2015 MSNBC s Melissa Harris Perry owes 70 000 in delinquent taxes IRS says POLITICO Retrieved October 31 2016 Wemple Erik April 22 2015 MSNBC fails to address tax problems of hosts The Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved October 31 2016 External links editWebsite Column archive at The Nation Melissa Harris Perry on MSNBC Archived December 31 2013 at the Wayback Machine Appearances on C SPAN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melissa Harris Perry amp oldid 1193230864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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