Mediaite

Texas Lt. Gov Calling for Fredricka Whitfield’s Firing Really Needs to Find Another Scapegoat

Enough of these calls for Fredricka Whitfield to be fired. Enough of the letters to CNN President Jeff Zucker demanding he do so, like the one we’re seeing from Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (no ...
Bustle

CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield Explains What Being An HBCU Alumna Means To Her

In this op-ed, CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield explains the legacy of excellence she encountered while studying at Howard University, and her advice for students considering attending a Historically ...
Mediaite

CNN Fails Damage Control 101 on Whitfield’s ‘Courageous and Brave’ Comment and Non-Apology

As you may have heard, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield is having a bad 24 hours. But the following column won’t primarily focus on what she said on-air Saturday afternoon that has social media in a frenzy ...
The Root

Update: Fredricka Whitfield Apologizes for Calling Dallas Shooter ‘Brave’

In an apparent gaffe while discussing a wild shootout at Dallas police headquarters that left a suspect dead, CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield called his actions “courageous and brave.” The weekend ...
Mediaite

CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield to GOP Rep. About Trump’s Tweets: ‘What Do You Yell Your Daughter?’

On Sunday, just hours after President Trump tweeted an edited video of himself body-slamming and assaulting CNN, CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield brought GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin to question about how he was ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield to keynote MLK event

Fredricka Whitfield, weekend anchor of CNN Newsroom, will be the keynote speaker for the annual Expressions of King’s Legacy celebration at Rochester Institute of Technology. Whitfield opens the ...