Jamil Smith

Jamil Smith is an American journalist who is a senior writer for Rolling Stone magazine. Smith has drawn notice for his commentary on topics such as race and racism, police brutality, feminism and gender roles, and national politics. After several years as an assistant at the William Morris Agency, Smith began his career in television and film production as a production assistant with CNN and HBO Sports. He worked for six years as a producer for NFL Films and for another four producing segments at MSNBC for both "The Rachel Maddow Show" and "Melissa Harris-Perry." Smith joined The New Republic magazine in 2015, writing regular columns, essays, and profiles. He also launched and hosted The New Republic's first podcast, "Intersection." Naming Smith to its 2015 Root 100 list of top black influencers, The Root said Smith "hits on cultural touch points from campus rape to the Rev. Al Sharpton, banging out a nice mix of opinion, headlines and original reporting." Smith covered the 2016 pr