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Tre’vell Anderson

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They/Them. Journalist. Critic. Authoress (WE SEE EACH OTHER: A BLACK, TRANS JOURNEY THROUGH TV & FILM; HISTORICALLY BLACK PHRASES). World Changer. slayzhon.com

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i’m really excited for the world to get to experience the new move i EP’d this saturday on lifetime. i hope that it sparks some real conversation and reminds the world that tisha campbell is THAT girl!!

05.02.2026 16:29 👍 24 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 3
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Review | In ‘Just as I Am,’ actress Cicely Tyson reflects on 96 years of a life well lived While undoubtedly personal, Tyson’s memoir offers an accounting of how far we’ve come — and how far we still must go.

I’ve only one byline from The Washington Post. It happens to be from the book section which that man gutted yesterday, on icon Cicely Tyson’s memoir “Just As I Am”

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

06.02.2026 00:59 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Meet the mastermind behind Trump’s definition of "woman" May Mailman’s anti-trans crusade could threaten gender equality for all.

"This is the story of an extraordinary effort by the second Trump administration to shape our ideas about who and what men and women are — a campaign that began targeting trans people but has vast implications for the rights of cisgender people as well."

05.02.2026 14:35 👍 145 🔁 58 💬 6 📌 6
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Honored to have @trevellanderson.bsky.social from @transjournalists.org joining our Feb 10 MDRnet launch breakfast in Miami.

A conversation — not a panel — about sustainability, representation, and staying in journalism.

🗓 Feb 10 | 📍 Miami

🔗 Interested? Email us at hello@mdrnet.org

02.02.2026 23:42 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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National, local news ignores trans people amid 2025's anti-trans attacks Newsrooms' failure to substantively cover anti-trans legislation have compounded over the first year of Trump's second term in office.

"“If you don’t include trans people, then we never get to seriously interrogate who gets protected in our society and who doesn’t," @trevellanderson.bsky.social, executive director of @transjournalists.org told @transitics.substack.com.

03.02.2026 01:41 👍 23 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
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Support the TJA Together, we can promote more accurate, nuanced coverage of trans issues and communities in the media while also supporting gender-expansive journalists in their workplaces and careers. Join the TJA'...

“We either want to protect and defend the conditions under which truth-telling and accountability are firmly-held and enforced values, which necessarily requires the humanity of trans people to be properly regarded, or we don't.”

www.transjournalists.org/donate/

31.01.2026 00:21 👍 26 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1

“As a Black trans journalist, it is also not lost on me how these efforts intersect with the ongoing attacks on trans rights and communities...”

31.01.2026 00:21 👍 29 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
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From TJA Executive Director Tre'vell Anderson:

“The recent arrests of Black journalists for documenting threats to immigrant communities are an absolute threat to press freedom. We stand in solidarity with our sibling journalism organizations in condemning such actions…

31.01.2026 00:21 👍 107 🔁 28 💬 2 📌 0
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André Leon Talley was my possibility model | Xtra Magazine Xtra’s editor-at-large Tre’vell Anderson reflects on the life and legacy of the late, legendary fashion editor

André Leon Talley died four years ago this month. @trevellanderson.bsky.social wrote about his legacy soon after.

28.01.2026 17:49 👍 5 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Why “biological sex” may not mean what you think There are a lot of terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex. The nuances and differences aren’t always important....

There are many terms to refer to a person’s sex: sex, birth sex, natal sex — and more contentiously, assigned sex at birth and biological sex.

Here's our expanded guidance for journalists interested in reporting accurately about trans and intersex people:

www.transjournalists.org/why-biologic...

14.01.2026 17:51 👍 77 🔁 36 💬 1 📌 4
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50 Moments in Black Journalism History (1975-2025) Celebrating the National Association of Black Journalists’ 50th anniversary.

50 Moments in Black Journalism History (1975-2025) capitalbnews.org/nabj-50-anni...

13.12.2025 22:35 👍 12 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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2025 was about finding solace in the human-made slop | Xtra Magazine AI’s got nothing on good quality dumb entertainment—and only people can make that

For @xtramagazine.com's year-end package, I wrote about the dumb shit that helped me get through this year (from labubu to Michelle Yeoh saying "flip it around!") and how AI could never make any of it

xtramagazine.com/culture/tv-f...

12.12.2025 17:15 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Home for the Holidays: Sixteen Black Christmas films to add to your rotation this winter • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine From jolly rom-coms to chaotic family romps and religious gems, Robert Daniels celebrates sixteen Black Christmas films to add to your holiday rotation.

It’s here! For @letterboxd.social, I wrote a special starter pack about the rarest of gifts.

Here are 16 Black Christmas movies to cheer up your holiday!!

11.12.2025 18:04 👍 173 🔁 71 💬 3 📌 13
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How the Trans Journalists Association is pushing for accuracy, safety and fair coverage - Editor and Publisher As misinformation rises and hostile policies spread across the country, the Trans Journalists Association is stepping into a critical leadership role. What began as an online support network has evolv...

“For me, it was the only [and] it still is the only space that has direct resources for trans journalists,” said board member Tat Bellamy-Walker.

Check out our association profile in “Editor & Publisher” written by Tandy Lau:
www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/how-...

12.12.2025 18:32 👍 28 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Text on a white background with a yellow-orange border reads: "We are building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership. SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT." The Trans Journalists Association logo is centered above the text.

Text on a white background with a yellow-orange border reads: "We are building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership. SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT." The Trans Journalists Association logo is centered above the text.

The Trans Journalists Association is building a future of journalism where stories about trans people are just, ethical, and informed by our leadership.

This #GivingTuesday, we’re asking you to support our movement: bit.ly/tja_pride. 🧵

02.12.2025 17:18 👍 75 🔁 40 💬 1 📌 4
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY - Video On Demand - Gathr With the dangerous SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on life-saving healthcare, Heightened Scrutiny is an urgent call to action against bigotry and injustice. HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY follows Chase Strangi...

If you have any interest in trans rights, this is a pretty incredible documentary. It’s about Chase Strangio, the trans man who has been arguing before the Supreme Court. And about the ways the news media can misunderstand and misrepresent trans people.

gathr.com/vod/9320a621...

20.11.2025 02:45 👍 43 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0

Please check out this tool I’ve helped develop — transnewsinitiative.org

18.11.2025 21:33 👍 32 🔁 14 💬 0 📌 0
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Detransition is key to politicians’ anti-trans agenda. But what is it really like? The 19th spoke with two detransitioners who feel harmed and used by the Trump administration, which has positioned itself as a protector of those who detransition.

Detransition is being used as political fodder by the Trump admin and its allies to support extreme anti-trans policies.

In the process, the reality of detransition is lost. For our new series, I spoke with detransitioners who feel harmed by the Trump admin. Their stories are complex and important.

12.11.2025 19:32 👍 169 🔁 76 💬 6 📌 4
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Here’s a clip from last year with a taste of what to expect. Though we’ve got some of that new new for y’all! www.wbur.org/events/10409...

07.11.2025 17:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Historically Black Phrases Live! starring jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson The live game show inspired by the NAACP Image Award-winning book of the same name returns to Boston. Hosted by jarrett hill and Tre’vell Anderson, Historically Black Phrases Live! features three nota...

BOSTON! Looking for something Black and/or fun to do next week? We’re bringing our Black culture trivia game show back to @wbur.org.

Last year, a time was had. Don’t miss your blessing this time. Nov. 13!

Get your tickets now: www.wbur.org/events/10409...

07.11.2025 17:34 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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How journalists covered the attack on trans rights in Trump's first 100 days Trans perspectives were rarely present in articles about the consequences federal actions would have on their lives, according to an analysis conducted by Berkeley Media Studies Group in partnership w...

Visible, yet vulnerable: What journalists can learn from how we covered the attack on trans rights in Trump’s first 100 days.
One big takeaway: Based on analysis of a representative sample of articles, 70% of stories about anti-trans executive orders didn’t quote trans people.
bit.ly/TJA_visible

04.11.2025 16:22 👍 37 🔁 23 💬 1 📌 4
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CBS News Cuts ‘Evening News,’ ‘Mornings’ Streaming Shows in Newsroom-Wide Layoffs The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company

CBS News has reportedly disbanded its race and culture unit, which was formed in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020

NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month

30.10.2025 01:46 👍 1715 🔁 845 💬 118 📌 109
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Stonewall Veteran Miss Major’s Legacy Lives On Through The Family She Built The legendary trans Stonewall trailblazer lives on through the family and legacy she left behind.

Honored to be able to contextualize the life and legacy of Miss Major by speaking to those she called family. RIP 💜🕊️✨ @them.us

“Once she calls you one of hers, believe me, you are, and you have a job to do in society.” - Ceyenne Doroshow

www.them.us/story/miss-m...

26.10.2025 00:46 👍 26 🔁 18 💬 0 📌 0
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Stonewall Veteran Miss Major’s Legacy Lives On Through The Family She Built The legendary trans Stonewall trailblazer lives on through the family and legacy she left behind.

Honored to be able to contextualize the life and legacy of Miss Major by speaking to those she called family. RIP 💜🕊️✨ @them.us

“Once she calls you one of hers, believe me, you are, and you have a job to do in society.” - Ceyenne Doroshow

www.them.us/story/miss-m...

26.10.2025 00:46 👍 26 🔁 18 💬 0 📌 0
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Stonewall Veteran Miss Major’s Legacy Lives On Through The Family She Built The legendary trans Stonewall trailblazer lives on through the family and legacy she left behind.

Today would have been Miss Major Griffin-Gracy’s 79th birthday. In a wide sweeping feature, @trevellanderson.bsky.social dives into the legacy she left behind.

🌹 The Family That Miss Major Built 🌹 www.them.us/story/miss-m...

25.10.2025 18:01 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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MuckRock x TJA FOIAthon By Muckrock Foundation Incorporated

FOIA lovers! Today is the day: The @transjournalists.org X @muckrock.com FOIAthon! Join us in digging into the impact of the flurry of executive actions, get your questions answered & support two organizations working to open up government. Register free here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

23.09.2025 13:58 👍 7 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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On Tuesday, we’re hosting a FOIAthon with @muckrock.com as part of our project to uncover, preserve and encourage reporting on documents and data regarding government actions that impact trans communities. Save the date and join us on YouTube! ✨

(Members: Additional details in your inbox.)

17.09.2025 17:51 👍 24 🔁 9 💬 2 📌 1

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13.09.2025 06:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us and @transjournalists.org for a free webinar on navigating the intersection of personal identity and professional beat with integrity, empathy, and rigor.

Register at theiij.com/webinars

🗓️Friday, September 19

⏰12-1:15 pm EST

02.09.2025 20:39 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Mass shooters are not disproportionately transgender, contrary to claims Multiple databases of mass shootings indicate that transgender people are not unusually likely to commit mass shootings.

“No matter how the terms are reasonably defined, cisgender men — that is, men assigned male at birth — most disproportionately commit mass shootings.”

www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...

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