Bonnie Newman Davis, Founder, Executive Director, BND Institute of Media and Culture Inc.

A graduate of North Carolina A&T State University (B.A. English) and The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (M.A. Journalism), Bonnie Newman Davis’ extensive experience in print and digital journalism as a reporter,copy editor and editor spans several decades. In addition to her role as executive director of the BND Institute of Media and Culture, Inc., Bonnie is editor-at-large for Charlottesville Tomorrow in Charlottesville, Va. Prior to Charlottesville Tomorrow, Bonnie served as managing editor at the Richmond Free Press, and spent nearly 20 years with The Richmond-Times Dispatch (Virginia) and Richmond News Leader (Virginia in various reporting and editing positions. She also has worked for newspapers in Louisville, Kentucky, Greensboro and Wilmington, North Carolina and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well as MSNBC’s thegrio.com and Reach Media’s BlackAmericaweb.com.

In addition, Bonnie has trained hundreds of journalism students at universities that include Virginia Commonwealth University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina A&T State University and Hampton University. Bonnie’s work as an educator, journalist and servant leader has enabled her to travel throughout the United States, as well as in Ghana and South Africa. For several years,  Davis served on the board of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), and she has served in leadership roles for the Society of Professional Journalists and the Online News Association. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards in journalism, academia and in her various communities.

In December 2022, Bonnie released her first book, the award-winning “Truth Tellers: The Power and Presence of Black Women Journalists Since 1960.” Since then, Bonnie has devoted much of her free time focused on speaking engagements and helping new authors write, edit and publish their books.

To learn more about Bonnie, please visit her bio here.