Toluse "Tolu" Olorunnipa (Toe-Loo Oh-lo-roo-NEE-pa) is a Nigerian-American journalist and political commentator. He is the first reporter of native African and Nigerian descent to cover the White House.[1] Of Yoruba heritage, Olorunnipa was named the White House Bureau Chief for The Washington Post in July 2022.[2]
Toluse Olorunnipa | |
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| Alma mater | Stanford University (BA, MSc) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist; political commentator |
| Notable work | His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice |
| Website | toluse.com |
Education
editOlorunnipa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and MSc from Stanford University.[3] In college, Olorunnipa wrote for The Stanford Daily.
Career
editOlorunnipa writes for The Washington Post and is an analyst for CNN.[4] He previously worked for Bloomberg News and The Miami Herald.[5][6][7] His columns have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Tampa Bay Times, The Seattle Times, The Nation, and others.[8] He has been featured as a panelist on Washington Week and Face the Nation, and frequently appears on CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, and C-SPAN as a political analyst.
In 2022 he coauthored the biography about George Floyd His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice with journalist Robert Samuels.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ Omotayo, Joseph (2019-07-29). "Meet Toluse Olorunnipa, 1st Nigerian-reporter to cover White House". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Toluse Olorunnipa named White House bureau chief". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- ^ "Washington Post hires Bloomberg's Olorunnipa". Talking Biz News. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Washington Post hires Bloomberg's Olorunnipa". Talking Biz News. 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ Admin. "Toluse Olorunnipa". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ Admin (16 August 2018). "Toluse Olorunnipa". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- ^ "Toluse Olorunnipa". Washington Week. 2018-08-16. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "Toluse Olorunnipa - Dems weigh the cost of ambition". Jewish World Review. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ Joseph, Peniel E. (May 17, 2022). "Who Was George Floyd?". The New York Times.
- ^ Mark Whitaker (2022-05-13). "A moving portrait of George Floyd, his struggles and his legacy". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
