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Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead is an American educator, author, radio host, speaker, and documentary filmmaker who is known as the #blackmommyactivist. She is the founding director o
The Karson Institute for Race, Peace, and Social Justice
Professor
of Communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland, and the host o
Today With Dr. Kaye
on WEAA. In 2022, Dr. Kaye received th
Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence
from Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) for ''Outstanding Reporting on the Impact Racial Reckoning Has Had in Helping to Close Social/Racial Wealth Gap for Black People in America''; was selected by the Daily Record as one o
Maryland's Top 100 Women
and was highlighted b
Black Girls VoteLadies and Politics Spotlight
As one of only a handful of Black women who solo host a daily drive-time afternoon radio shows, Dr. Kaye's radio show has received numerous awards, most recently the show won both th
2022 Chesapeake Associated Press Award
for Best Talk Show and Best in Show and won Second Place for Best Editorial or Commentary. In 2021, Dr. Kaye received the Edward R. Murrow Regional Award in the inaugural category
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
(Region 12); 2021 Chesapeake Associated Press Award for Outstanding Editorial or Commentary; and, was selected by the Baltimore Business Journal to receive th
Leaders in Diversity Award
She also received The Amistad Award for her contributions to human rights and social justice from the Amistad Committee In 2020, Whitehead was selected by the Daily Record as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women; by the
EMMA
from the National Women's Political Caucus for her work editing and compiling #BlackGirlActivism: Exploring the Ways We Come Though the Storm, a special issue of the Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism journal ( Duke University Press); the Baltimore Sun named her as one of Baltimore's 25 "Women to Watch in 2019”; and, Essence magazine included her on the 2019
Woke 100 List
” of “black women advocating for change." Today With Dr. Kaye In 2020, the radio show received Chesapeake Associated Press Award for Outstanding Editorial or Commentary and in 2019, it received the Cheapeake Associated Press Award for Outstanding Talk Show and the second place Award for Outstanding Editorial or Commentary. Whitehead is also an Opinion Editorial columnist for the '' Baltimore Afro-American''.
The Twin Towers: A History
' which was nominated for a
Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead is an American educator, author, radio host, speaker, and documentary filmmaker who is known as the #blackmommyactivist. She is the founding director oThe Karson Institute for Race, Peace, and Social Justice
Professor
of Communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland, and the host o
Today With Dr. Kaye
on WEAA. In 2022, Dr. Kaye received th
Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence
from Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) for ''Outstanding Reporting on the Impact Racial Reckoning Has Had in Helping to Close Social/Racial Wealth Gap for Black People in America''; was selected by the Daily Record as one o
Maryland's Top 100 Women
and was highlighted b
Black Girls Vote
As one of only a handful of Black women who solo host a daily drive-time afternoon radio shows, Dr. Kaye's radio show has received numerous awards, most recently the show won both th
2022 Chesapeake Associated Press Award
for Best Talk Show and Best in Show and won Second Place for Best Editorial or Commentary. In 2021, Dr. Kaye received the Edward R. Murrow Regional Award in the inaugural category
Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
(Region 12); 2021 Chesapeake Associated Press Award for Outstanding Editorial or Commentary; and, was selected by the Baltimore Business Journal to receive th
Leaders in Diversity Award
She also received The Amistad Award for her contributions to human rights and social justice from the Amistad Committee In 2020, Whitehead was selected by the Daily Record as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women; by the
Baltimore Sun
''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries.
Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by Tr ...
as the Best Radio Host. In 2019, Whitehead received the Collegium Visionary Award from the College of Holy Cross
Holy Cross or Saint Cross may refer to:
* the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus
* Christian cross, a frequently used religious symbol of Christianity
* True Cross, supposed remnants of the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified
* Feast ...
; the Exceptional Merit in Media AwardEMMA
from the National Women's Political Caucus for her work editing and compiling #BlackGirlActivism: Exploring the Ways We Come Though the Storm, a special issue of the Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism journal ( Duke University Press); the Baltimore Sun named her as one of Baltimore's 25 "Women to Watch in 2019”; and, Essence magazine included her on the 2019
Woke 100 List
” of “black women advocating for change." Today With Dr. Kaye In 2020, the radio show received Chesapeake Associated Press Award for Outstanding Editorial or Commentary and in 2019, it received the Cheapeake Associated Press Award for Outstanding Talk Show and the second place Award for Outstanding Editorial or Commentary. Whitehead is also an Opinion Editorial columnist for the '' Baltimore Afro-American''.
Biography
Whitehead received her B.A. from Lincoln University; her M.A. in International Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame; her graduate degree in Advanced Documentary and Narrative Filmmaking from the New York Film Academy; and her Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is a member ofDelta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. () is a historically African American sorority. The organization was founded by college-educated women dedicated to public service with an emphasis on programs that assist the African American community. Delta ...
sorority.
Whitehead was a middle school teacher in Baltimore City. She was also a documentary filmmaker with Metro TV, a PBS-affiliate and a senior producer for Music Television Networks (MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
). In 2001, she directed and produced The Twin Towers: A History
' which was nominated for a
New York Emmy Award
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) is an American professional service organization founded in 1955 for "the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, edu ...
, her third nomination.
Whitehead serves as the National Secretary for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History ( ASALH) and the National Secretary for the National Women's Studies Association ( NWSA).
Whitehead is the president of the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA), 2020–2023.
Awards
In 2021, Whitehead was named a "Leader in Diversity" by Baltimore Business Journal. In 2016, Whitehead received the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies’ “Distinguished Alumni” Award from the University of Notre Dame. In 2014, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Progressive National Baptist Convention. In 2013, she received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Engaged Scholarship from Loyola University Maryland.Writing
Whitehead is a curriculum writer who created and compiled the crowd-sourced ''Trump Syllabus K12 curriculum: Lesson Plans for Teaching During this New Age of Resistance''. Whitehead is the author of four books including Letters for My Black Sons: Raising Boys in a Post-Racial America and Notes from a Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis which was reviewed in ''Journal of American History''. A documentary film T''he Women of Philadelphia'' was made about the book and it received both the 2015Darlene Clark Hine Award The Darlene Clark Hine Award is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians for best book in African American women's and gender history. Darlene Clark Hine
Darlene Clark Hine (born February 7, 1947) is an American author and profe ...
from the Organization of American Historians
The Organization of American Historians (OAH), formerly known as the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, is the largest professional society dedicated to the teaching and study of American history. OAH's members in the U.S. and abroad inc ...
and the 2014 Letitia Woods Brown Book Award from the Association of Black Women Historians
The Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) is a non-profit professional association based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The organization was developed in 1977 and formally founded in 1979.
History
The Association of Black Wome ...
.
External links
* Keynote, ASALH 90th Annual Black History Month Lunch, https://www.c-span.org/video/?405063-1/90th-annual-black-history-luncheon * University of Notre Dame's 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation featuring Karsonya Wise Whitehead,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lMQ7We4tHc * UMBC Grit-X Talk, "From MeSearch to ReSearch: Finding Ways to Add Your Voice to the Wind of Social Media, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iyc0PTVpDU * Notes From A Colored Girl: The Civil War Pocket Diaries of Emilie Frances Davis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6r5vHv0I-Y * Talk, Brown University's Writing Diversity lecture series, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcIm9gy4hFY * Keynote, "From the Civil War to Ferguson: Role of the Black Church as a Training Ground for Activism," College of the Holy Cross, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyYk4KQPUHI * Interview with New York Film Academy graduate Karsonya Wise Whitehead, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-TpIUbWP1k * Interview with Dr. Lawrence Brown for The Real News, "From Slavery to Freedom: The Work and Message of Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuKC7gu4ZxE * MAMEC , 3-23-2014 Women's History Month , Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5qasFXhBlM * On Emily Davis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUS4OWoJr30&feature=emb_logo * Philadelphia: The Great Experiment, Kaye Whitehead on Emilie Davis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-6jVnVQ1Kc&feature=emb_logo * Philadelphia: The Great Experiment, Kaye Whitehead on Emilie Davis' Journal, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE2txjLvbq4&feature=emb_logo * Philadelphia: The Great Experiment, Kaye Whitehead on Frederick Douglass, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoH0vw0lHOc * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbvU0ZDbr4M&feature=emb_logoReferences
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