Tanya Ballard Brown
Tanya Ballard Brown is an editor for NPR. She joined the organization in 2008.
Projects Tanya has worked on include ; (video); (video); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; (video); Americandy: Sweet Land Of Liberty; Living Large: Obesity In America; the Cities Project; Farm Fresh Foods; Dirty Money; Friday Night Lives, and WASP: Women With Wings In WWII.
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The remark, attributed to Kelly Sadler, a special assistant to President Trump, was first reported by The Hill and later confirmed by The Associated Press. -
Linda Vester, who spent a decade at NBC before going to Fox News, says the legendary news anchor groped her and forcibly tried to kiss her in the 1990s. Brokaw denies the allegations. -
Jurors listened to more than two weeks of testimony from 25 witnesses, including five women who had never before confronted the entertainer in a criminal courtroom. -
Bill Cosby heads to trial again on sexual assault charges arising from a 2004 encounter in his home. Last year, a jury couldn't decide on a verdict, so the judge declared a mistrial. -
March was the 13th month Chicago saw a decline in gun violence. The city has had a 15 percent drop in crime overall so far this year. -
Among other things, the legislation raises the legal age for gun purchases to 21, institutes a waiting period of three days and allows for the arming of some school personnel -
Now, Mayor Bill de Blasio can move forward with a 10-year plan to close the jail complex and create a borough-based prison system. State officials may seek to close it sooner. -
As the year draws to a close and the news cycle continues to reset every day, let's pause and revisit some of the most important news events from 2017. -
A provision in the state's new law making recreational pot legal as of Jan. 1 allows people with marijuana-related convictions to ask the courts to clear their records or reduce their charges. -
In his new book, Afshin Shahidi, the artist's personal photographer, shares 250 images covering nearly 10 years of Prince's storied purple reign.
