Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn is the 2022 L.A. Press Club SoCal Journalism Awards (Race & Society) finalist for her LMU Magazine article “Crowning Achievement,” highlighting the issues Black people face in the workplace for wearing naturally textured hairstyles. The previous year, Janice was selected as a Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation 2021 Summer Writers Nonfiction Fellow. A former columnist for the Associated Press, Janice has been published in more than 60 consumer and trade publications including the Los Angeles Times, Ms. Magazine, Shondaland, Essence, EMMY, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, where she was a senior editor and director of special projects. In addition to her work in journalism, Janice is an author, editor, screenwriter, and social justice advocate. She is an alumna of Loyola Marymount University and the University of Southern California where she received an MA. She’s currently the associate director of the Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities at USC where she is also an adjunct instructor at the Annenberg School’s Specialized Journalism graduate program.
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn
Articles
At Home in Los Angeles
Annenberg School of Journalism graduate students and staff share their reflections on what makes Los Angeles home.
Young, Restless, Gifted, and Black: Exploring the Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry with Imani Perry
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Imani Perry about her new biography of Lorraine Hansberry.
“Don’t Take Away the Flavor”: Exploring the Here and Now of L.A. with Lynell George
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks with Lynell George about her new book, "After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame."
Sussan Deyhim Dramatizes the Poetry of Forough Farrokhzad in "The House is Black"
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn interviews Sussan Deyhim about her show at The Wallis, dramatizing the poetry Forough Farrokhzad in "The House is Black."
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart — Talking to Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Tracy Heather Strain about her film "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart" 53 years after Hansberry's death.
“I Didn’t Live a Manageable Life”: A Conversation with Imani Tolliver
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn interviews poet, artist, and educator Imani Tolliver about “Runaway: A Memoir in Verse” and life in Los Angeles.
Wade in the Water: An Interview with Monica A. Coleman
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Monica A. Coleman about her faith in God, moving to Los Angeles, and her memoir, "Bipolar Faith."
Make ’Em Laugh
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Negin Farsad about her new book, "How to Make White People Laugh."
The Personal is Political: A Conversation on Race, Love, and “Loving”
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Jeff Nichols, director of "Loving," "Midnight Special," and "Mud."
Radio Hour: Ron Arias "The Wetback and Other Stories" plus Monica Coleman's "Bipolar Faith"
A conversation with Ron Arias about his new collection 'The Wetback'
Radio Hour: Evan Kindley and Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn
Equal Means Equal: A Wake-Up Call to Women
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn interviews Kamala Lopez about her new film, "Equal Means Equal."
Beyond Blackness and Whiteness: Activists of Mixed Race Speak Out
Heidi Durrow, Aaron Samuels, and Tehran Von Ghasri discuss whether having a biracial or mixed identity can give a vantage of both privilege and oppression.
Dear Hollywood (White) People: Let Rumi Be Brown
Who should Hollywood cast to play Rumi? One hint: Not Leonardo DiCaprio.
“How I Became This Woman with Razor Blades Between Her Teeth”: Making the Sonia Sanchez Story
When we talk about the Civil Rights Movement, we often don't talk about the women who fought for blackness, beauty, and power — women like Sonia Sanchez.
#PlantSomeShit
When gardening is gangsta, and communities change.
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