press

Artist of the Week, KOMO News, Seattle Refined, September 2026

The Stranger’s Genius Award - Short List for Literature, The Stranger, Amanda Manitach, September 2026

Work Does Not Deserve Your Full Self, NPR Code Switch, B.A. Parker, August 2026

Authentic Review: Substance Over Symbolism, Wall Street Journal, Philip Delves Broughton, January 2026

Jodi-Ann Burey on Speechwriting, Authenticity, and Adapting her TED Talk into a Book, Literary Hub, Claire Dederer, November 2025

How ‘Authenticity’ at Work Can Become a Trap for People of Color, The Guardian, Brianna Holt, October 2025

There’s Never Been a Worse Time to Be Authentic at Work, Wired, Jason Parham, October 2025

New Book Busts the Myth of Authenticity in the Workplace, King 5 New Day Northwest, September 2025

Grad Speakers Join the Protest Fray, Inside Higher Ed, Johanna Alonso, May 2024

Why Everyone Feels Like They’re Faking It, The New Yorker, Leslie Jamison, February 2023

Feel Like an Imposter at Work? It’s Not You, It’s Them, Globe and Mail, Val Maloney, December 2021

Allyship Reaches an Awkward Stage, Axios, Hope King, December 2021

You Left Your Toxic Workplace. Why Is It So Hard to Move On?, The Lily by The Washington Post, Anne Branigin, August 2021

Delayed Cancer Screenings are a Dangerous Side Effect of the Pandemic, NPR’s Morning Edition, July 2021, radio

How Black Can I Be In This Moment?: Black Professionals Describe the Profound Psychological Toll of Code-Switching While Working from Home, Business Insider, Rebecca Knight, June 2021

Bringing Your Whole Self to Work May Create More Problems Than It Solves for Employees, Business Insider, Rebecca Knight, May 2021

Failing Up: Why Some Climb the Ladder Despite Mediocrity, BBC, Zulekha Nathoo, March 2021

Reaching Out to a Black Friend About Racism? Here’s What Experts Want You to Know, TODAY.com, Elyse Pham, December 2020

Cancer in the Black Community, NBC Universal Dallas Fort-Worth, November 2020, television

The Black Cancer Podcast Centers People of Color Because ‘Your Life and Your Trauma Matter’, POPSUGAR, Samantha Brodsky, October 2020

My Karen Translator Responds to Racism So You Don’t Have To, One Zero Mediium, Hope King, September 2020

My Karen Translator, KUOW-NPR, Jeannie Yandel, August 2020, audio

Navigating Racial Microaggressions, Good Morning Washington, August 2020, live television

Online Workshops by Seattle Advocate Push Conversation about Racism Forward, King 5, Brit Moorer, May 2020