Farai Chideya is an African American novelist, multimedia journalist, and radio host. She produced and hosted Pop and Politics with Farai Chideya, a series of radio specials on politics for 15 years. She currently produces and hosts "One with Farai," a podcast for Public Radio International, in which she interviews distinguished individuals with a range of stories and opinions. Some of the guests Chideya has interviewed include Melissa Harris-Perry, Urvashi Vaid, Alec Ross who is the former special assistant to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and many more. Additionally, since 2012 Chideya has held the position of distinguished writer in residence at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University, where she teaches courses in radio production and media economics. Chideya is also the founder and president of one of the earliest pop culture blogs in the US, PopandPolitics.com. During the 15 years of its existence, PopandPolitics.com has been a training ground for young arts and culture journalists. In addition to her radio, video and online journalism, Chideya appears as a political analyst on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, ABC News, Fox News, BET and HBO]. 

July 27th, 1969 in Baltimore (Age 55)