Tamara Best

Journalist. New York Times and Daily Beast alum. Lover of words, beats and window seats. Native NY apple, imported GA peach. Bajan gal.

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@YasminYonis Congrats! Blessings on this new chapter!

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@sarahnrogers Congratulations Sarah!

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@mayabphillips Have loved reading your work. NYT is lucky to have you!

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@Pretty_Southern Thank you, Lauren!

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@YasminYonis A word. I’m also actively freeing up my calendar for the rest of the year.

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@Katie_M_Baker Thank you for the continued support!

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@KendallTrammell @mitrakalita Thank you Kendall! Let’s catch up soon.

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@Dorothy4NABJ Thank you so much!

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@kathychaney Thank you so much!

[Nieman Foundation @niemanfdn]

Follow all of our new 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellows to learn more about their important work: @janetonthemoney, @_tamarabest, @JasmineLBrown, @_AaronEaton, @kylejeddie, @valfernandez, @sarah4nabj, @afgoldfarb, @mitrakalita, @FancyBethany, @jonathanrabb, @AnjuliSastry

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@KendallTrammell @miralowe @cmdmarie @saeed_ahmed @marcusmabry @CuestaKline @mitrakalita Here whenever you need me. Super proud of you!

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@beneviera I didn’t want to believe the hype but absolutely worth it. I got there an hour or so before opening and the line went pretty quickly.

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@Jon__Jackson Congrats!!!!

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@jeremyoharris Thank you for your brilliant work, for seeing us in all of our complexity. And for challenging us to look inward.

[We Don't Even Know @WDEKPodcast]

Upcoming live show is next week Tues 9/24 w guest co-host @duanedj and comedian @RobCantrell writer @_tamarabest and musician @chris_opperman https://t.co/HcNMzOgJnO

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@sarahnrogers Congrats Sarah!!!!!!!

[Bassey @Basseyworld]

I feel like so much of the world is in turmoil. I’ve been trying to avoid clicking links and videos filled with destruction and violence because I don’t need to consume tragedy to know it exists. You don’t have to consume tragedy to prove that you care.

[Drea @_DreamofDrea]

The hardest part about being a creative is constantly having a million different ideas in your head and trying to follow through with every single one.

[Marc Lamont Hill @marclamonthill]

The fact that it took 5 years, international activism, and multiple investigations to get Daniel Pantaleo fired for killing Eric Garner ON VIDEO with a banned chokehold says everything we need to know about the value of Black life in America.