I’M A STORYTELLER.

N. JAMIYLA CHISHOLM is an author, journalist and educator. She is the author of the book The Community: A Memoir. Jamiyla has appeared in The New York Times, and her writing has been published by BET, Colorlines, Essence, TIME’S UP and other companies and publications. As a writer and editor, Jamiyla leads creative content and storytelling for New York City’s first women’s college and has created narratives that seek to empower people of color and the silenced. As an educator, Jamiyla teaches on the importance of storytelling to create positive narrative and social change.

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APPEARANCES & WRITING SAMPLES

  • IndoctriNation Podcast

    Jamiyla joins Rachel to discuss her brief but impactful time living in an Islamic commune in Brooklyn run by the infamous cult leader Dwight York.

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  • TUENIGHT

    A Q&A with N Jamiyla Chisholm

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  • THE NEW YORK TIMES

    Black women and Fibroids interview.

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  • PUFFIN FOUNDATION

    A talk on the role of racism at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • WE AS OURSELVES

    TIME’S UP Campaign

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  • BARNARD COLLEGE

    The psychology of activism

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  • COLORLINES

    N Jamiyla Chisholm interviews activist and Godmother of Juneteenth, Ms. Opal Lee.

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  • EBONY

    Climbing Kilimanjaro

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  • THE VILLAGE VOICE

    Skin bleaching in Ghana and the cost colonization.

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  • TIME INC.

    Interview with Rosie Perez

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LET’S WORK TOGETHER.

WRITER
With more than 20 years of experience as a journalist and writer, Jamiyla has written for television, magazines and nonprofits.

SPEAKER
Jamiyla has given talks around healthcare and race and engages students at Columbia University with the importance of narrative change.

CONSULTANT
From the creation of editorial content across mediums to sharing feedback on creative or business projects, Jamiyla will help to polish an idea, concept or plan.