Comedian Sylvia Traymore Morrison, the first Black woman to write for Saturday Night Live and the first renowned African-American impressionist sits down with Marissa Mitchell.

Articles, photography, multimedia, and field notes by our Campus Consortium Reporting Fellows, published by the Pulitzer Center and other news media outlets. Field notes are personal reflections that ...

A version of this story ran in the March / April 2025 issue. Throughout her political ascent, Sylvia Garcia has been followed by the word “first.” In 1987, she became the first woman and first ...

After a courageous battle with cancer and other health issues over the past few years, Sylvia M. Nelson passed away at the age of 81 on February 11, 2025. She was born to Robert and Anne (Paganini ...

The Pulitzer Center's Behind the Story series serves as a valuable resource about our grantees and their stories, offering insights into why these underreported topics are important and how the ...