New York Times Reporter Pledges to 'Also Walk in My Purpose'

Yamiche Alcindor among those who penned a posthumous letter to Gwen Ifill.

A few weeks after the passing of Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour digital reporter-producer Kenya Downs, who covers race matters and education, helped put together a resonant tribute. She gathered from various women journalists of color their reflections on what Ifill’s life and legacy meant to them, delivered in the form of a “Dear Gwen” letter.

Each letter is worth reading in full. Here’s how New York Times reporter Yamiche Alcindor started off hers:

Thank you for telling me to know my name.

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