Nia-Malika Henderson | |
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.jpg) Henderson in 2012 | |
| Born | (1974-07-07)July 7, 1974 (age 51) |
| Education | Lower Richland High School,Hopkins,South Carolina |
| Alma mater | Duke University (B.A.) Yale University (M.A.) Columbia University (M.A.) |
| Occupations | Journalist, columnist |
Nia-Malika Henderson (born July 7, 1974) is an American journalist. She is a columnist atBloomberg and a seniorpolitical reporter forCNN.[2] She reported broadly on the2016 campaign for CNN's digital and television platforms, with a special focus onidentity politics—exploring the dynamics of demographics, race, and religion, and reporting on the groups of people who help shape national elections.
Henderson graduated fromLower Richland High School inHopkins, South Carolina in 1992. She went on to graduatecum laude fromDuke University with a bachelor's degree in literature andcultural anthropology; and earned master's degrees fromYale University inAmerican studies andColumbia University in journalism.[3]
Henderson began her career writing forThe Baltimore Sun and then forNewsday's national staff[4] where she was its lead reporter coveringBarack Obama's 2008 campaign, the Democratic primary race and theDemocratic National Convention. She also covered the first two years of theObama administration forPolitico.
From 2010 to 2015, Henderson served as a reporter atThe Washington Post.[5] As national political reporter for thePost, she covered theWhite House, the2012 presidential campaign, the 2010 mid-term elections and anchored thePost's Election 2012 blog.
In 2015, Henderson joined CNN as senior political reporter and anchor.[6] She is also Bloomberg's politics and policy columnist.[7]
Henderson married her long-time girlfriend, a doctor, in late 2019.[8][9][10]