Shaun King

Founder & Executive Director of the Grassroots Law Project

New York, New York, United States

About

The CEO of The North Star and Executive Director of the Grassroots Law Project, Shaun King is one of the most followed activists and journalists in the world and has written nearly 1,500 articles on racial injustice and police brutality. Formerly the Senior Justice Writer at the New York Daily News, Shaun was a lead columnist for The Intercept, the Writer-in-Residence at Harvard Law School's Fair Punishment Project, and a Contributing Editor at Newsweek. Shaun recently helped co-found the Real Justice PAC and was the political commentator for the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Experience

  • Founder & Executive Director at Grassroots Law Project
    May 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • CEO at The North Star
    Nov 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 8 mos

    First launched in 1847, we are rebuilding & relaunching The North Star as a modern hub for liberation journalism.

  • Contributing Editor at Newsweek
    Jun 2022 - Jan 2023 · 8 mos

  • Social Justice Commentator at Tom Joyner Morning Show
    Oct 2016 - Feb 2020 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Every Tuesday & Thursday morning, I appear on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show on the radio in cities across the United States to speak about social justice issues in America.

  • Columnist at The Intercept
    Sep 2017 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos