Brenika Banks, Multimedia Journalist

Brenika Banks is a Multimedia Journalist for the New York Amsterdam News in Harlem, New York City. She recognizes the importance of arts, culture and entrepreneurship stories for Black and Latinx communities. Banks edits, produces and shoots video stories. Those videos, paired with her relevant articles and pictures, become concise visual stories. Her proven expertise as a versatile multimedia professional highlights her various skills in media. Banks is a quick learner and always motivated to tackle a great story. She acknowledges how esstential proper documentation and representation of Black and Latinx Communities are in the media.

Brenika Banks obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism/ creative writing at Baruch College. Additionally, she minored in Black & Latino studies and philosophy.