Media Moves

Guardian US names Williams deputy editor for race and equity

Lauren N. Williams

Lauren N. Williams will join The Guardian US as deputy editor for race and equity. She will begin on May 30.

In her new role, Williams will helm editorial coverage on race, identity, and inequality across all teams and desks.

Commenting on her new role, she said:

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Guardian, helping to strengthen our coverage of communities across the US, and to bring in new audiences.

“I look forward to developing ambitious storytelling projects that widen perspectives on racial systems and dynamics, and to working with so many talented teams to elevate the Guardian’s essential journalism.”

Recently, she was a senior editor at The Atlantic, where she launched a vertical dedicated to the complexity of American identity. Before that, she was a fellow at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard and also worked as a features editor at Essence. She served as an editorial assistant at Marie Claire and as a marketing assistant at Harper’s Bazaar.

Williams has a B.A. from Georgetown University.

Be sure to congratulate Williams on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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