Kristal Brent Zook is an American journalist who focuses on race and gender. She is also a professor of journalism, media studies, and public relations at

The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication is the communications school at Hofstra University. It has 11 distinct degrees ranging from Journalism and Public Relations to Filmmaking and Radio Production. The school was named for alumnus Lawren ...

Hofstra University Hofstra University is a private university in Hempstead, New York. It is Long Island's largest private university. Hofstra originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University (NYU) under the name Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of Ne ...

Life

Zook received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1994. Before teaching at Hofstra, she taught at Columbia University. Zook is a former contributing writer for '' The Washington Post'' and '' Essence'', and has contributed commentary to a variety of media outlets including CNN, NPR, BET, MSNBC, and MTV. She focuses on how the media portrays black people and has written books on the topic, ''Color by Fox'' and ''I See Black People''. She also speaks on a variety of subjects including race, gender, multiracial identity, and social justice issues.

Bibliography

References

Living people University of California, Santa Cruz alumni Columbia University faculty Hofstra University faculty 1961 births {{US-journalist-1960s-stub