Jordannah Elizabeth Graham
Jordannah Elizabeth Graham | |
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Elizabeth at Red Emma's book store in Baltimore | |
| Born | October 16, 1986 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, lecturer and musician |
| Subject | Nonfiction, Children's Middle Grade Historical Nonfiction and Nonfiction. |
| Notable awards | Two-time Jazz Journalist Association 'Book of the Year' |
| Spouse | Dorje Sherpa (2016-2022) |
| Website | |
| jewriting | |
Jordannah Elizabeth (also known as Jordannah Elizabeth Graham[1]) is an American journalist, lecturer,[2] music critic,[3] author[4] and screenwriter.
Career
Elizabeth started her professional writing career in 2013 with bylines in Vice Magazine,[5] Nerve.com[6] and Bitch Media.[7] In October 2013, she became a regular contributing writer and entertainment reporter for New York Amsterdam News.[8] In subsequent years, she wrote for a number of Bay Area publications including San Francisco Bay Guardian, East Bay Express,[9] and SF Weekly, and other outlets including LA Weekly,[10] Ms. Magazine, PopSugar, and NPR Music.[11]
Elizabeth's writing consists of interviews, music journalism, personal essays, articles on healing in relationships and trauma,[12] and literary journalism.[13]
She has taught writing and journalism workshops at the Maryland Institute College of Art and Center for New Music in San Francisco[2][14] and lectured at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York and De Montfort University in Leicester, England.[15] She was a guest journalist at Harvard University's Black Lives Matter: Music, Race, and Justice Conference[16] in February 2017 and has also moderated panels on literature and film at Baltimore Book Festival[17] and Creative Alliance[18] in Baltimore, MD. In April 2021, she was selected as a keynote speaker and panelist at the Columbia University's Music Scholarship Conference[19] along with classical music critic, Anne Midgette and Emmy award winning video journalist, Estelle Caswell.
Books
- Don't Lose Track Vol. 1: 40 Selected Articles, Essays and Q&As (Zer0 Books, 2016)
- The Warmest Low (Chapbook One) Limited Edition Two (Publik / Private Small Press, 2017)
- She Raised Her Voice!: 50 Black Women Who Sang Their Way into Music History (Running Press Kids, 2021)
- A Child's Introduction to Hip Hop (Black Dog & Leventhal, 2023)
- Ain't But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Stories (Contributor, Duke University Press, 2022)
- The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association (Cymbal Press, 2024)
- V: 14 Poets (Publik / Private Small Press, 2025)
References
- ^ "Juneteenth: Amplifying Black Voices". Hachette Book Group. June 13, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ a b "Inaugural Symposium". Global South Center. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Elizabeth, Jordannah (July 5, 2016). "Black Voices in Music Criticism Are Essential". East Bay Express. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ January 2016, Craig Manning /. "Don't Lose Track Vol. 1". Independent Publisher - gbbook. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
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- ^ Five Albums You Should Be Listening To Right Now: The Process Records
- ^ Hip-Hop Duo THEESatisfaction Talk Beats, Queerness, and Cosmos"
- ^ Azealia Banks, Q-Tip address cultural appropriation" Amsterdamnews.com, January 2, 2015
- ^ Panda Bear's Discipline and Precision at The Independent, Eastbayexpress.com, April 16, 2015
- ^ "Jordannah Elizabeth". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ Davis, Francis (January 5, 2019). "The 2018 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll". NPR.org. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Kenyan Court Ruling Demands Accountability in the Global Maternal Health Crisis Facing Black Women - Ms. Magazine Blog". Ms. Magazine Blog. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ Elizabeth, Jordannah. "Mahogany L. Browne describes the making of The BreakBeat Poets Volume 2: Black Girl Magic". Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "A Rumination of Black Experimental Music Jordannah Elizabeth". Center for New Music. October 4, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Breaking the mould: American music journalist visits De Montfort University". Leicestershire Press. October 25, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ^ "Black experimental artists shine at Harvard BLM conference". amsterdamnews.com. February 16, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Baltimore Bookfestival 2018 :: EVENT DETAIL". www.baltimorebookfestival.com. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops' Story | Creative Alliance". www.creativealliance.org. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Columbia Music Scholarship Conference". Columbia University Department of Music. December 10, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2021.