Rachel L. Swarns

Rachel L. Swarns
Swarns in 2012
Born1967 (age 56–57)
New York City, U.S.
EducationHoward University (BA)
University of Kent (MA)
Occupation(s)Reporter, author, journalism professor

Rachel L. Swarns (born 1967) is an American author, news correspondent and investigative reporter. Since 1995 at The New York Times, Swarns has been a reporter, news correspondent, and since 2017 a faculty member in journalism at New York University.[1] [2] Swarns has been a foreign correspondent for the Times while reporting from Cuba, Russia and southern Africa (where she was the Johannesburg bureau chief).[3][4] Swarns wrote American Tapestry (2012) about the history of Michelle Obama's ancestors,[5][6] and co-authored the book Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives.[1][7] In 2023, she published The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church.[8]

  1. ^ a b Communications, NYU Web. "New York Times' Rachel Swarns to Join Faculty of Carter Journalism Institute". Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  2. ^ "Rachel Swarns | The HistoryMakers". www.thehistorymakers.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  3. ^ "May 6: Rachel L. Swarns: American Tapestry: The Black, White, and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama". National History Center. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  4. ^ "Rachel L. Swarns | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  5. ^ Ball, Edward (2012-06-14). "'American Tapestry,' by Rachel L. Swarns". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. ^ "The Complex 'Tapestry' Of Michelle Obama's Ancestry". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  7. ^ Haslett, Tobi (2017-12-01). "What Could Have Been Iconic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  8. ^ The 272. New York: Random House 2023 ISBN 978-0399590863