Rachel Grant

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the co-author of “As High as I Could: Media Discourse Shaping Patricia Okoumou’s Statue of Liberty Protest” published in Howard Journal of Communication on Oct. 19. Grant and Vicki Brown examined news coverage and Twitter responses…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is quoted in “No Indigenous Women and Few Women of Color Were TV Guests on 2020 Sunday Morning News Shows” published on insider.com on Oct. 1. The article focuses on the overlapping crises and major news events…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, and CJC doctoral student Hayley Markovich, are the co-authors of “’Then We Show Ourselves”: Resisting Immigration in ‘Party of Five’ Reboot,” a chapter in the book Immigrant Generations, Media Representation, and Audiences published on Sept. 28. The…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the author of the book review of “Black Radical: The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter” published in American Journalism on Sept. 16, 2021. Grant reviews a biography of William Monroe Trotter, a Black Freedom…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the author of “’The White Side of the Fence:’ Charlotta Bass and the Wesley Robert Wells Case, 1947-1954” published in Media History on July 2. In the study, Grant examined the leadership role of Charlotta Bass,…

By using social media as a cultural, political mobilizing tool, Black politicians of both genders, such as voting-rights advocate Stacey Abrams, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, have achieved elevated engagement and influence among voters. Online movements and social justice campaigns such as #BlackLivesMatters, #OscarsSoWhite, and #SayHerName…

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism Assistant Professor Rachel Grant, Advertising Lecturer of Cultural Engagement Raegan Burden and Master’s student Spenser Cheek are the co-authors of “I Am Speaking: 2020 VP Nominee Kamala Harris’ Impact of Black Feminism as Social Influencers on Twitter” selected as the Top…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, will be an instructor for the virtual “Black Women Journalists” course offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL) on Feb. 16. Grant will discuss the contributions of Black female…

Undocumented immigrants that are part of the LGBTQ community, also known as  Undocuqueer, historically has been underrepresented in positive text and visualizations: narratives that aid social and political opinion, help to reduce negative stereotypes and provide awareness and movement toward equal rights, respect and love. Visualizations are worth examining because…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, has been selected to participate in the virtual 2021 Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute (IQRMI) from June 6-11. This intensive, week-long institute, originating from the University of Maryland College Park, will provide instruction in methodological skills, writing,…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the co-author of “’No Longer Interested in Convincing You of My Humanity:’ Undocuqueer Countervisualties Reclaim the Right to Exist” published in Visual Communication Quarterly on Dec. 22. Grant and Ayleen Cabas-Mijares examined how activists rely on…

Rachel Grant, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism assistant professor, is the co-author of “’Improving the Race:’ The Discourse of Science and Eugenics in Local News Coverage, 1905-1922” published in American Journalism, Volume 37, 2020 – Issue 4. Grant and Cristina Mislán explored a historical analysis of…