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tiana woodard (she/her)

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covering black communities @BostonGlobe.com | tn born, tx raised | tiana.woodard(at)globe(dot)com | genealogy, crochet, & rilakkuma enthusiast

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Feb 20

hi! @bostonglobe.com black communities reporter here joining the growing journalists crowd.

what stories about black boston are we missing in our coverage? pls send any tips, story ideas, or thoughts to [email protected].

Tiana Woodard - Reporter - The Boston Globe

Tiana Woodard covers the city’s Black communities. Her reporting on the region’s diverse Black communities has taken her from the ballot boxes of Boston’s historic 2021 mayoral election, to the hubbub...

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Aug 13

4/4 there are countless ppl inside and outside of the newsroom to thank. without @bostonglobe.com’s brilliant minds and black boston’s stewardship of their community stories, these stories wouldn’t exist.

tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Aug 13

3/ i also won in the single feature category for my reporting on black churches leaving boston:

Some Black churches are leaving Boston, citing changing neighborhoods, higher costs - The Boston Globe

As each church departs for cheaper and more expansive pastures, pieces of history and culture go with them, community members say.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Aug 13

2/ in addition, i received salute to excellence awards for two works published last year! @ditikohli.bsky.social @daigofuji.bsky.social tom lee and i won for our series on pharmacy deserts, which you can read here:

When drugstores disappear: Why nearly 15,000 Bostonians live in ‘pharmacy deserts’

Roxbury is one such victim. Having lost four drugstores since 2017, the vast majority of the neighborhood now qualifies as a pharmacy desert.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Aug 13

1/ my heart is still full from this past weekend’s #NABJ25 convention in cleveland!

i accepted the 2025 michael j. feeney emerging journalist of the year award at the convention’s annual hall of fame luncheon.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Jul 4

i’m so so sorry for the late reply. things have been crazy with moving. i appreciate your note so so much. i will miss the newsroom but i wont be too far!

tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Jun 10

3/3 i’m not leaving journalism by any means. dm me if you want to stay in touch about future stories!

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Jun 10

2/ anyone that knows me well knows i love history and genealogy. (this pic captures how far back my love for history goes.)

i’m thrilled to be able to use my journalism skills to help african americans find a sense a place, and piece together their origin stories.

pic of tiana probably around 2008, sitting on the couch with a book about us presidents and first ladies. i think i was around 8 or 9.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Jun 10

1/ this is my last week at @bostonglobe.com.

next month, i’ll be starting a new job as a research and oral historian at the monticello, focusing on recording and preserving the family stories of the hundreds of ppl thomas jefferson enslaved over his lifetime.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Jun 9

always a blessing to work with you friend!

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Olivia Yarvis @oliviayarvis.com · Jun 9

Honored to win a New England Emmy for a video I produced with the amazing Janelle Nanos about social isolation in the wake of COVID-19.

You can watch it here: youtu.be/eZZ1vINkVxw

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Samantha Gross @samanthajgross.bsky.social · Jun 6

ICYMI: Trump's newest travel ban echoes the 2017 "Muslim ban," which hit close to home in Boston. But instead of a cohesive legal front that slowed a version of the first ban, some experts here fear this one will face less resistance. w/ @tianarochon.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/05/m...

Trump’s newest travel ban echoes the 2017 ‘Muslim ban.’ But this time, things feel different. - The Boston Globe

Some critics and experts fear this one will face less resistance.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Jun 6

@tufts.edu alum jaiden mosley was always interested in the history of his school, but then, he learned he was a part of it.

he recently learned he's a distant relative of peter tufts, by mapping out his family tree.

for @bostonglobe.com:

A Tufts alum completed a fellowship. Lesson learned: he’s related to his alma mater’s founder. - The Boston Globe

In the months leading up to his graduation, 22-year-old Jaiden Mosley discovered a connection to the American colonist who later founded the university he will soon hold a degree from.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · May 23

in 2020, dozens of boston group pledged to spend $$$ towards racial equity. but where did it go?

@vincedixon.bsky.social and i tried to figure out where a billion of those dollars went. but it’s painstakingly hard to do so.

for @bostonglobe.com:

After George Floyd’s murder, Boston groups pledged $1 billion toward equity causes. Where did it go? - The Boston Globe

Dozens of Boston organizations pledged to fund racial equity. The Globe tried to track the commitments down.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · May 13

thank you!!!

tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · May 13

thank you! 🥹

tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · May 8

thank you!!! 🫶🏾

tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · May 8

i'm very excited to announce that i was selected as nabj's 2025 michael j. feeney emerging journalist of the year!

this work isn't done for the honors, but it feel so good to be recognized. :)

image that says "special honors: michael j. feeney emerging journalist of the year award. honoree: tiana woodard"

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Niki Griswold @nikigriswold.bsky.social · May 6

ICYMI: Josh Kraft is focused on persuading Black voters in Boston’s mayoral race. Is it working? #bospoli #mapoli

By me and @tianarochon.bsky.social for @bostonglobe.com
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/05/05/m...

Josh Kraft is focused on persuading Black voters in Boston’s mayoral race. Is it working? - The Boston Globe

A first-time candidate up against a savvy incumbent, Kraft believes his narrow path to victory runs directly through Roxbury and Boston’s other communities of color.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · May 2

2/2 in a letter to stop & shop, @warren.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, @repmcgovern.bsky.social, and @pressley.house.gov also requested info on the company's pricing methods.

"these types of price discrepancies place significant burdens on already-struggling consumers," the letter reads.

Letter from Sen. Warren, Sen. Markey, Rep. McGovern, and Rep. Pressley to Ahold Delhaize CEO Frans Muller requesting info on pricing differences at Stop & Shop locations across Massachusetts.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · May 2

1/ the hyde square task force teens that unearthed pricing differences at two stop & shop locations in 2023 are rejoicing after prices at the two stores are now roughly equal.

but they're pressing on, with hopes that more communities see similar prices.

for @bostonglobe.com:

‘A massive win’: After Stop & Shop lowers Jamaica Plain store prices, youth organizers rejoice - The Boston Globe

Members of the Hyde Square Task Force and the Massachusetts delegation are pressing for the corporation to drop prices in more low-income neighborhoods.

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Yawu Miller @yawumiller.bsky.social · Apr 23

The District 7 race has grown from 7 to 16 candidates. Challengers now in 6 of the 9 Council districts, plus an expanded cast of at-large candidates.
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Expanded field of candidates for District 7, at-large Council seats

Tania Fernandes Anderson earlier this month agreed to plead guilty to charges in a federal case in which prosecutors allege she gave a former staffer and $13,000 bonus, then took a $7,000 kickback fro...

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Theo L @foppishfiligree.bsky.social · Apr 22

I was fortunate to speak with @tianarochon.bsky.social last week for this story about Boston’s queer history and ongoing efforts to preserve what my former employer has purged.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/m...

National Park Service scrubs Boston LGBTQ+ history in quiet purge of website - The Boston Globe

Historians say the deletions are part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to wipe LGBTQ+ history from the public record.

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tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Apr 23

thank you for your vulnerability and candor!

tiana woodard (she/her) @tianarochon.bsky.social · Apr 22

the national park service wiped boston lgbtq+ history from their websites due to trump's executive orders. community members worry this will impact their ability to fight back.

for @bostonglobe.com:

National Park Service scrubs Boston LGBTQ+ history in quiet purge of website - The Boston Globe

Historians say the deletions are part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to wipe LGBTQ+ history from the public record.

www.bostonglobe.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 18

Several students who sheltered in place during Thursday’s deadly shooting at Florida State University shared a traumatizing coincidence: They had also endured the Parkland, Florida, school massacre in 2018.

Several FSU Students Also Endured Parkland School Shooting

For some, the sight of law enforcement officers in tactical gear on Thursday, sweeping campus for a gunman, was familiar.

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