Yamiche Alcindor | Haitian-American

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Yamiche Alcindor

Haitian-American

Journalist

Website: yamichealcindor.com

Instagram: @yamiche


A native of Miami, Florida, Yamiche is the daughter to Haitian parents – her father hails from Plaisance, and mother, Saint-Louis-du-Nord. Yamiche credits her culturally authentic Haitian upbringing for shaping who she is today.

By the age of 16, Yamiche took her childhood love of writing into publishing, and started interning at the Miami-Herald. At that moment, she made the decision to steer her career towards journalism. During her time at the newspaper, Yamiche was given the opportunity to cover stories about the neighborhoods she had grown up in.

Torn between following her heart or choosing to listen to naysayers that opposed her career choice, she ended up pursuing a degree in government and English at Georgetown University, but still took on several internships in the publishing world, including at The Seattle Times, The Miami-Herald, and The Washington Post.

After graduating in 2009 with her bachelor’s degree, Yamiche started her first full-time job as a News Reporter at Newsday. She utilized her Haitian Creole and French language skills and was able to not only cover the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, but also provide guidance to her fellow editors due to her background. Yamiche’s coverage and production of multimedia stories led her to USA Today from 2011-2015, and to New York University, where she obtained a Master of Arts in broadcast news and documentary in 2015.

Yamiche is currently a Reporter and Videographer for The New York Times, where she covers politics and social justice issues.

Sources: Newseum Institute, Essence and YamicheAlcindor.com