Jazmine Hughes Explained

Jazmine Hughes
Birth Date:25 October 1991
Occupation:Writer, editor
Employer:The New York Times Magazine
Nationality:American
Education:Connecticut College (BA)
Columbia University (Non-Degree Certificate)
Notablework:-->
Awards:Forbes 30 Under 30
Honorary doctorate, Connecticut College
Years Active:2012-present
Website:twitter.com/jazzedloon

Jazmine Hughes (born October 25, 1991) is an American writer and editor. From 2015 to 2023, she was an editor at The New York Times Magazine. Previously she served as contributing editor of The Hairpin. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and The New Republic.

Early life

Hughes was born on October 25, 1991, in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] She grew up with four sisters and was homeschooled until the fifth grade. She attended Connecticut College where she studied government and served as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper[2] before graduating in 2012[3] at age 20. After college she attended the Columbia Publishing Course.

Career

Hughes began her career as a fact-checker at New York Magazine,[4] one of only two black employees (the other worked in the mail room) at the publication throughout her first year there. Hughes served as contributing editor of The Hairpin[5] before becoming an associate editor at The New York Times Magazine[6] [7] in March 2015, where she worked until November 2023.[8] [9] At the Times Magazine, Hughes edited the "Letter of Recommendation" feature and the "Talk" column.

Hughes has drawn particular attention for her writing on topics from "imposter syndrome"[10] [11] to race and humor,[12] as well as for her own humor writing.[13] In 2016, HelloGiggles named Hughes to its list of "14 Women of the Internet Inspiring Us on International Women's Day"[14] and The L Magazine named Hughes to its 2014 "30 Under 30" list.[15] Brooklyn Magazine named her to its 2016 list of "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture," describing her writing for The Hairpin as "immensely,deservedly popular."[16] Interviewing Hughes in 2015, Longform Podcast describes her as "very young and...very successful in her short time in the media world;"[17] Hughes earned her editorial post at The New York Times Magazine at age 23. The Huffington Post named Hughes's Hairpin piece on her sisters[18] to its year-end list of "28 Pieces From 2014 That Should Be Required Reading For Women"[19] and Autostraddle called her piece on dressing like Cookie Lyon to battle imposter syndrome one of 2015's "best longform written by women."[20] Hughes has also profiled Elaine Welteroth of Teen Vogue and Charlemagne Tha God for the New York Times Magazine.[21]

Forbes named Hughes to its 2018 30 Under 30 list for media.[22] In 2020, she received the ASME NEXT Award for Journalists Under 30. In 2023, she received the National Magazine Award for Profile Writing. [23]

On November 3, 2023, the New York Times announced that Hughes had resigned, after having signed with Jamie Lauren Keiles the Writers Against the War on Gaza letter, an open letter accusing Israel of attempting to "conduct genocide" in the course of the 2023 Israel-Hamas War. The newspaper said that Hughes' actions were a "violation of The Times’s policy on public protest".[24]

Advocacy

Hughes is also a cofounder of the group Writers of Color,[25] [26] establishing a searchable database of contemporary writers of color in order to "create more visibility for writers of color, ease their access to publications, and build a platform that is both easy for editors to use and accurately represents the writers."[27]

Honors

In May 2018, Hughes was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from her alma mater, Connecticut College, making her the youngest person ever to receive an honorary doctorate from the school.[28]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: happy birthday to me. Hughes. Jazmine. October 25, 2016. Twitter. 2018-05-21. 2020-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20200807214641/https://twitter.com/jazzedloon/status/790953990339125248. live.
  2. Web site: Miller. Marissa. Dream Jobs: Get to Know Jazmine Hughes of The Hairpin. Teen Vogue. January 21, 2015. June 30, 2016. August 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816180754/http://www.teenvogue.com/story/jazmine-hughes-dream-jobs-the-hairpin. live.
  3. Web site: Hendricks in NYT Magazine. January 3, 2018. Connecticut College. en. 2018-01-26. 2018-01-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127004801/https://www.conncoll.edu/news/news-archive/2018/hendricks-in-nyt-magazine/. live.
  4. Web site: Jazmine Hughes: 'Women are magic'. Galo. Sarah. 2015-01-06. the Guardian. 2016-06-30. 2016-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914220745/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jan/06/jazmine-hughes-women-are-magic. live.
  5. Web site: How to make it as a freelance writer on the Internet. Bateman. Hallie. January 12, 2015. The Daily Dot. July 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702051325/http://www.dailydot.com/irl/jazmine-hughes-interview/. live.
  6. Web site: Mullin. Benjamin. Jazmine Hughes named associate digital editor at NYT Mag. Poynter. 26 March 2015. 30 June 2016. 30 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630225803/http://www.poynter.org/2015/jazmine-hughes-named-associate-digital-editor-at-nyt-mag/329963/. live.
  7. Web site: TheHairpin.com's Jazmine Hughes Joins Jake Silverstein's New York Times Magazine. Media Wire Daily. 2016-06-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160616224619/http://www.mediawiredaily.com/2015/03/thehairpincoms-jazmine-hughes-joins.html. live.
  8. News: Robertson . Katie . 2023-11-03 . New York Times Writer Resigns After Signing Letter Protesting the Israel-Gaza War . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-11-04 . 0362-4331.
  9. News: Jazmine Hughes Joins NY Times Mag. O'Shea. Chris. March 26, 2015. January 26, 2018. January 27, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127010229/http://www.adweek.com/digital/jazmine-hughes-joins-ny-times-mag/. live.
  10. News: Wemple. Erik. Editor at New York Times Magazine dresses up for work for Cosmo experiment. The Washington Post. 23 October 2015. 30 June 2016. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822040000/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2015/10/23/editor-at-new-york-times-magazine-dresses-up-for-work-for-cosmo-experiment/. live.
  11. Web site: Want to Be More Confident? Here's How a Successful Writer Faked It Until She Made It. Murphy, Jr.. Bill. December 15, 2015. Inc.. April 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423225339/http://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/want-to-beat-impostor-syndrome-a-new-york-times-editor-shows-how-its-done.html. live.
  12. Web site: What we laugh about when we laugh about white people. Reghay. Nayomi. February 9, 2015. The Daily Dot. August 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818151223/http://www.dailydot.com/via/new-republic-hughes-racial-humor/. live.
  13. Web site: Today in Tabs: Today's Intern Tab. Foster. Rusty. Stephen. Bijan. October 27, 2014. Fast Company. October 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161001172240/https://www.fastcompany.com/3037645/today-in-tabs/today-in-tabs-the-descent-of-goth. live.
  14. Web site: 14 women on the Internet inspiring us on International Women's Day. Sheppard. Elena. March 8, 2016. HelloGiggles. July 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160715211540/http://hellogiggles.com/internet-women-we-love/. live.
  15. Web site: 30 Under 30: The Envy Index. The L Magazine. 3 December 2014. 30 June 2016. 27 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827114018/http://www.thelmagazine.com/2014/12/30-30/. live.
  16. Web site: The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture. Brooklyn Magazine. 1 March 2016. 30 June 2016. 9 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170709224421/http://www.bkmag.com/2016/03/01/the-100-most-influential-people-in-brooklyn-culture-2/. live.
  17. Web site: Longform: Longform Podcast #165: Jazmine Hughes. Longform. 4 November 2015 . 2016-06-30. 2016-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003231410/https://longform.org/posts/longform-podcast-165-jazmine-hughes. live.
  18. Web site: Hughes . Jazmine . December 15, 2014 . Sisters, Ranked . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20210131212820/https://www.thehairpin.com/2014/12/sisters-ranked/ . January 31, 2021 . July 6, 2016 . The Hairpin.
  19. Web site: 28 Pieces From 2014 Every Woman Should Read. Emma. Gray. Nina. Bahadur. 2014-12-22. The Huffington Post. 2016-07-06. 2016-09-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910201221/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/22/required-reading-for-women-2014_n_6336424.html. live.
  20. Web site: "215 Of The Best Longreads Of 2015 — All Written By Women". Riese. December 29, 2015. June 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630083555/https://www.autostraddle.com/215-of-the-best-longreads-of-2015-all-written-by-women-319679/. live.
  21. News: Jazmine Hughes. The New York Times. 2017-11-21. en-US. 0362-4331. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201182243/https://www.nytimes.com/by/jazmine-hughes. live.
  22. Web site: Jazmine Hughes, 26 - pg.12. Forbes. 2017-11-14. 2017-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115020920/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/59f747e4a7ea436b47b489c0/jazmine-hughes-26/#117922683613. live.
  23. Web site: Times Magazine Wins 2 Ellie Awards . 29 March 2023 .
  24. News: Selk . Avi . Chery . Samantha . N.Y. Times writer quits over open letter accusing Israel of 'genocide' . 4 November 2023 . The Washington Post . 4 November 2023.
  25. Web site: Varagur. Krithika. How To Solve Media's Diversity Problem. The Huffington Post. 24 November 2015. 30 June 2016. 11 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911120502/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/writers-of-color-project_us_564b3b02e4b08cda348a7231. live.
  26. Web site: Writers of Color.org. Monroe. Jen. February 26, 2016. VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816164141/http://www.vidaweb.org/vidaweb-resources/writers-of-color-org/. August 16, 2016. dead.
  27. Web site: Writers of Color • About. www.writersofcolor.org. 2016-06-30. 2016-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160702000657/http://www.writersofcolor.org/. live.
  28. Web site: Commencement Preview. May 9, 2018. Connecticut College. en. 2018-05-21. 2018-05-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180522112752/https://www.conncoll.edu/news/news-archive/2018/commencement-preview/. live.

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