Gene Demby

Co-Host, Correspondent & Founding Member of NPR's 'Code Switch'

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Gene Demby Biography

Gene Demby is a founding member of NPR’s race, ethnicity, and culture team, Code Switch. As the host and lead blogger, he starts and moderates conversations across various platforms, delving into critical discussions about race, ethnicity, and culture.

Before joining NPR, Demby served as the managing editor for Huffington Post's BlackVoices following its launch and later covered politics. Prior to his role at Huffington Post, he spent six years in various positions at The New York Times. While at The New York Times, he initiated a blog in 2007 about race, culture, politics, and media named PostBourgie, marking his deep engagement with these pivotal themes.

His contributions enrich public discourse on diversity and media representation, focusing on perspectives particularly relevant from African American and Black viewpoints.

Gene Demby Videos

  • Keep Your Friends Closer | Code Switch
    As part of our Ask Code Switch series, we're tackling your toughest questions about race and friendship. We help our listeners understand how race...
  • Black Voices Matter - a discussion with Tonya Mosley, Gene Dembe, and Touré
  • Reparations And The Elusive Definition of Black Identity | Code Switch
    ABOUT THIS EPISODE - "Black Like Who?" It's one of the thorniest questions in any theoretical plan for reparations for black people: Who should get...

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