Josie Duffy Rice
Josie Duffy Rice | |
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Born | Josie Duffy 34–35[1] |
Nationality | American |
Occupation |
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Years active | 2010-present |
Employer | The Appeal (President) |
Notable work | Justice in America podcast |
Spouse(s) | Zak Cheney-Rice[2] |
Children | 2[3] |
Parent(s) |
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Relatives | Rosa Duffy (sister)[4] |
Website | http://www.josieduffyrice.com/ |
Josie Duffy Rice (née Duffy) is an American writer. Recently, she served as president of The Appeal, a news outlet that centers the criminal justice system. Duffy Rice also co-hosted the podcast Justice in America. Her work has been cited by The New York Times.[5][6][7]
Early life and education[]
Duffy Rice was born Josie Duffy, the eldest daughter of Eugene and Norrene Duffy, and was raised in Atlanta.[4] She has one sister, For Keeps bookstore owner Rosa Duffy.[8] Her grandmother is Josie Johnson, a civil rights movement activist who organized heavily in Minneapolis.[9]
Duffy Rice received her bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University.[10] She worked as an executive assistant for a public defender organization in the Bronx directly out of college, which influenced her decision to attend law school.[3] She received her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.[11] Duffy Rice preferred writing to legal work, and after law school she began to work in the realms of policy and activism.[3]
Career[]
Duffy Rice's work focuses on criminal justice issues such as police brutality and cash bail.[6] Duffy Rice advocates for police abolition and defunding police departments as one strategy towards that goal.[6] She appeared as roundtable guest on The Daily Show to discuss this perspective and has also discussed criminal justice-related issues for outlets such as Slate, NPR, and Late Night with Seth Meyers.[5][12][13][14]
Duffy Rice previously worked at Fair Punishment Project as a strategist.[15] In 2017 she joined the Justice Collaborative, which housed The Appeal, a website that centered policy, politics, and criminal justice.[3] Duffy Rice was named president of The Appeal in 2019 and served until 2021.[citation needed]
Duffy Rice co-hosted the podcast Justice in America with assorted guest hosts Darnell Moore, Donovan X. Ramsey, Derecka Purnell, and Zak Cheney-Rice.[16] The show covers criminal justice topics like mass incarceration.[17][18]
Duffy Rice's was recently published in the September 2020 issue of Vanity Fair guest edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates.[19][20]
In 2021 Duffy Rice was a co-writer of the Hulu anthology series The Premise.[21] Also in 2021, Duffy Rice joined the staff of Crooked Media's What a Day podcast as one of three rotating co-hosts for What a Day founding anchor Gideon Resnick.[22] Duffy Rice, with fellow co-hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Priyanka Aribindi,[22] replaced departing host Akilah Hughes on July 30, 2021.[23]
Personal life[]
Duffy Rice is married to journalist Zak Cheney-Rice[2] and they have a son (b. 2017) and a daughter (b. 2020).[3][24] They reside in Atlanta.[6]
Honors and awards[]
References[]
- ^ "2014 New York City Rising Stars". City & State Magazine. City & State. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ a b Osnos, Corinne (2020-07-24). "A New York Minute With: Zak Cheney-Rice". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b c d e Cammell, Kate (2020-04-07). "Works of Justice Podcast: Temperature Check with Josie Duffy Rice of The Appeal". PEN America. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b Wheeler, Candice. "Closer Look: 3 Generations of Family History; National Trends In Non-Traditional Education". WABE.org. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "An Immune System: Code Switch". NPR.org. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d Schwartz, Molly (2020-06-17). "De-funding the police is only the beginning. A radical re-imagining must come next". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Chaney, Jen (September 15, 2021). "The Premise is an Anthology Series". Business Insider. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Wicker, Jewel (2018-11-16). "For Keeps, a shop for rare and classic black books, opens on Auburn Avenue". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter". Minnesota Public Radio. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ MacKenzie, Blake. "Meet Josie Duffy Rice, Racial Justice Activist". www.tchabitat.org. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ "Amid Push For Reforming Law Enforcement, Should Amy Cooper Have Been Charged?". NewsOne. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Shaffer, Claire (2020-06-10). "Trevor Noah Holds Roundtable Talk on What It Means to Defund the Police". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Late Night with Seth Meyers S7 E117 Hank Azaria, Josie Duffy Rice". NBC. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Slate Political Gabfest | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ McMurry, Evan (2018-05-30). "#WhereAreTheChildren showcases the power and the pitfalls of social media". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dear White People: Keep that same energy when the protests are over". TheGrio. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Inskeep, Steve. "NYPD Officer Involved In Eric Garner's Death Won't Face Federal Charges". NPR. NPR. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Leonhardt, David (2020-06-03). "When Jail Becomes Normal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Fair, Vanity. "Ta-Nehisi Coates to Guest-Edit the September Issue of Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Flynn, Kerry (2020-08-04). "Ta-Nehisi Coates is guest editing the September issue of Vanity Fair". CNN. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ryan, Danielle (2021-07-27). "The Premise First Look at B.J. Novak's Comedy Anthology Series". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ a b "Crooked Media Expands Host Roster For Its Flagship 'What A Day' Series". Inside Radio. August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Keeping The DREAM Alive". crooked.com. Crooked Media. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/jduffyrice/status/1306016677189038080/photo/2". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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- ^ "Josie Duffy Rice | 2020 40 under 40 in Government and Politics". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
External links[]
- Living people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American people
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Writers from Atlanta
- African-American women writers
- African-American women journalists
- African-American journalists
- Columbia University alumni