Tre'vell Anderson
{{Short description|American journalist, critic, editor, and podcaster}}
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| birth_place = Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
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| education = Morehouse College (BA)
Stanford University (MA)
| occupation = Journalist, critic, podcaster
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| website = https://www.trevellanderson.com
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Tre'vell Anderson is an American journalist, critic, editor, and podcaster. They previously worked for the publications Los Angeles Times, Xtra, and Out. They co-host the podcasts What A Day (Crooked Media) and FANTI (Maximum Fun). Anderson received an NAACP Image Award and two GLAAD Media Award nominations for their writing.
Career
Anderson began their journalism career as a film critic for the Los Angeles Times, where they worked for four years, leaving in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Schneider |first=Michael |date=2021-09-27 |title=HFPA Names Five Outside Journalists to Join Its Credentials Committee and Find New Members |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/awards/hollywood-foreign-press-association-credentials-committee-reform-golden-globes-1235075331/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} They later worked for Out Magazine as the director of culture and entertainment.{{Cite web |title=Tre'vell Anderson |url=https://interactives.theroot.com/root-100-2020/tre-vell-anderson/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=The Root}} Anderson began writing for the queer outlet Xtra Magazine in January 2020 in the role of editor-at-large.
Their writing centers issues of race, gender, the LGBTQ community, and pop culture. They have advocated for more racial diversity in LGBTQ media productions.{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Lamar |date=2021-01-15 |title=LGBTQ representation on TV down but queer racial diversity up, report finds |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/lgbtq-representation-tv-down-queer-racial-diversity-report-finds-n1254422 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=NBC News |language=en}} They have provided commentary to the New York Times, NBC News, BuzzFeed News, NPR, The Daily Beast, and KJZZ.{{cite web |last1=Gilger |first1=Laurie |title=Do The Oscars New Diversity Rules Accomplish Anything? Critic Tre'vell Anderson Says It's A Start |url=https://kjzz.org/content/1620130/do-oscars-new-diversity-rules-accomplish-anything-critic-trevell-anderson-says-its |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=KJZZ|date=21 September 2020 }}{{cite web |title=Presenting 'Pop Culture Happy Hour': Beauty & pain of 'Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel' |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/05/19/1100034494/presenting-pop-culture-happy-hour-beauty-pain-of-jerrod-carmichael-rothaniel |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=NPR}}{{cite web |last1=Blackmon |first1=Michael |title=Critics And Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over "Black Panther" |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/michaelblackmon/black-panther-early-reviews |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Buzzfeed News|date=30 January 2018 }}{{cite news |last1=Wheeler |first1=Andre |title=André Leon Talley: Mentor in Chief |work=The New York Times |date=21 January 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/style/andre-leon-talley-mentor-in-chief.html |access-date=9 March 2023 }}{{Cite news |last=Owens |first=Ernest |date=2019-06-08 |title=Stonewall 50: Don't Forget the Black & Brown LGBTQ Struggle |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/stonewall-50-dont-forget-the-black-and-brown-lgbtq-struggle |access-date=2023-03-09}} In 2021 Anderson received GLAAD Media Award nominations for two articles, "Why Billy Porter is a National Treasure" and "It’s Time for a New Tipping Point for Transgender Folks in Hollywood". Anderson was mentored by late journalist Monica Roberts.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Tre'vell Anderson Refuses To Let The Oppressor Write Their History |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trevell-anderson-culture-shifters-2023_n_64836d95e4b04ee51a9485bc |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}
In September 2021 Anderson joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Credentials Committee, the body that selects new members.
They hosted the EW podcast Untold Stories: Beyond the Binary beginning in June 2020, which focused on nonbinary identity in culture and media.{{Cite web |last=Lash |first=Jolie |title=Is a famous cisgender man wearing a dress actually good for nonbinary visibility? |url=https://ew.com/untold-stories-podcast/https-ew-com-untold-stories-podcast-beyond-the-binary-pride-podcast-episode-3/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=EW.com |language=en}} Since 2020 they have co-hosted the culture and politics podcast FANTI with Jarrett Hill, produced by Maximum Fun.{{cite web |last1=Sim |first1=Bernardo |title=10 Black LGBTQ+ Podcasts You Should Listen To |url=https://www.pride.com/podcast/black-queer-podcasts-list |website=Pride.com |access-date=9 March 2023}} As of 2022 Anderson is a co-host for the Crooked Media news podcast What A Day.{{cite web |last1=Joho |first1=Jess |title=The 21 best daily podcasts for your morning routine |url=https://mashable.com/article/best-podcasts-for-daily-commute-morning-routine |website=Mashable |date=6 May 2022 |access-date=9 March 2023}}
Anderson's debut book, We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film, was released in May 2023 under Andscape Books.{{cite web |last1=Chan |first1=J. Clara |title=ESPN's Andscape to Launch Book Imprint With Disney This Fall (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/espn-andscape-disney-publishing-1235103752/#! |website=THR |date=3 March 2022 |access-date=9 March 2023}} The book "aims to shed light on the history of trans characters on screen and advocate for greater inclusivity moving forward."{{Cite web |date=2023-06-27 |title=Tre'vell Anderson explores trans representation in media with new book |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-california/inside-the-issues/2023/06/27/tre-vell-anderson-explores-trans-representation-in-media-in-new-book- |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=spectrumnews1.com |language=en}} They co-authored the book Historically Black Phrases with Jarrett Hill, which breaks down slang AAVE phrases.{{Cite news |last=Clayton |first=Abené |date=2023-10-03 |title='Our language is real': jarrett hill and Tre'vell Anderson's new book is an education in Black communication |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/03/black-language-new-book-jarrett-hill-trevell-anderson |access-date=2024-09-08 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
In March 2025, Anderson was named co-executive director of the Trans Journalists Association (TJA), alongside TJA co-founder Kae Petrin.{{cite news |title=Trans Journalists Association names Tre'vell Anderson, Kae Petrin as co-executive directors |url=https://www.transjournalists.org/2025-trans-journalists-association-names-trevell-anderson-kae-petrin-as-co-executive-directors/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |work=Trans Journalists Association |date=March 17, 2025}}
Personal life
Anderson was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina.{{cite web |last1=Fowler |first1=Richard A. |title=12 Black LGBTQ Media Storytellers to Watch |url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/12-black-lgbtq-media-storytellers-watch |website=GLAAD |date=13 February 2023 |access-date=9 March 2023}} They received their bachelor's degree in sociology from Morehouse College and a master's degree in journalism from Stanford University.{{cite news |title=Tre'vell Anderson |url=https://www.latimes.com/staff/trevell-anderson |newspaper=LA Times |access-date=9 March 2023}}
They began to identify as gender nonconforming as an undergraduate.{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Tre'Vell |title=What does it really mean to be non-binary? |url=https://xtramagazine.com/culture/what-does-non-binary-mean-194517 |website=Xtra |access-date=9 March 2023}} Anderson is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.{{cite web |last1=Poukish |first1=Hannah |title=What it means to be nonbinary |url=https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/inside-the-issues/2021/09/01/what-it-means-to-be-nonbinary |website=Spectrum News |access-date=9 March 2023}}
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Anderson |first=Tre'Vell |title=We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film |publisher=Andscape Books |year=2023 |isbn=9781368081733 |language=English}}
- Hill, Jarrett & Anderson, Tre'Vell (2023). Historically Black Phrases. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 9781984861719.
Accolades
- 2020 − The Root 100 Honoree
- 2020 − NABJ Region IV Director{{cite web |title=NABJ Congrats: Tre'vell Anderson Elected NABJ Region IV Director |url=https://www.nabjla.com/blog/2020/8/9/nabjcongrats-trevell-anderson-elected-nabj-region-iv-director |website=NABJLA |date=9 August 2020 |access-date=9 March 2023}}
- 2021 − Ken Popert Media Fellow, Pink Triangle Press{{cite web |title=Pink Triangle Press announces Tre'vell Anderson as the first ever recipient of the Ken Popert Media Fellowship |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/pink-triangle-press-announces-tre-vell-anderson-as-the-first-ever-recipient-of-the-ken-popert-media-fellowship-870430922.html |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=Cision}}
- 2023 − Out 100{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Out100: Tre'vell Anderson |url=https://www.out.com/out100/2023/disruptors/trevell-anderson |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}
Awards and nominations
- 2021 − Winner, Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Features Coverage, NLGJA{{Cite web |title=Tre'vell Anderson : NLGJA |url=https://www.nlgja.org/blog/2021/12/trevell-anderson/ |access-date=2024-09-08 |language=en-US}}
- 2021 − Nominee, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Print Article (for "It’s Time for a New Tipping Point for Transgender Folks in Hollywood"){{cite magazine |last1=Shaffer |first1=Claire |title='Schitt's Creek,' 'The Prom' Nominated for 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/glaad-media-awards-2021-1120330/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=28 January 2021 |access-date=9 March 2023}}
- 2021 − Nominee, GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Print Article (for "Why Billy Porter is a National Treasure")
- 2024 − Winner, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work − Instructional (for Historically Black Phrases){{Cite web |date=2024-03-16 |title=NAACP Hosts Star-Studded 55th Image Awards {{!}} NAACP |url=https://naacp.org/articles/naacp-hosts-star-studded-55th-image-awards |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=naacp.org |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.trevellanderson.com/ Official website]
{{NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional}}
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