Toluse Olorunnipa
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Alma mater | Stanford University (BA, MSc) |
Website | toluse.com |
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]
Education
Olorunnipa earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and MSc from Stanford University.[3] In college, Olorunnipa wrote for The Stanford Daily.
Career
Olorunnipa writes for 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
His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice with journalist Robert Samuels.[9][10]
References
- ^ Omotayo, Joseph (2019-07-29). "Meet Toluse Olorunnipa, 1st Nigerian-reporter to cover White House". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
- 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.
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External links
- Toluse Olorunnipa on Twitter
- Toluse Olorunnipa in the Internet Movie Database
- Washington post profile of Toluse Olorunnipa