At Home in Los Angeles
Annenberg School of Journalism graduate students and staff share their reflections on what makes Los Angeles home.
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.
Annenberg School of Journalism graduate students and staff share their reflections on what makes Los Angeles home.
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Imani Perry about her new biography of Lorraine Hansberry.
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks with Lynell George about her new book, "After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame."
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn interviews poet, artist, and educator Imani Tolliver about “Runaway: A Memoir in Verse” and life in Los Angeles.
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Monica A. Coleman about her faith in God, moving to Los Angeles, and her memoir, "Bipolar Faith."
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Negin Farsad about her new book, "How to Make White People Laugh."
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Jeff Nichols, director of "Loving," "Midnight Special," and "Mud."
A conversation with Ron Arias about his new collection 'The Wetback'