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First Name
L. Malik
Last Name
Anderson
City, State
New York, NY
Country
United States
Pronouns
he, him and they, them
Gender
Non-binary
Roles
Editor
Producer
Host
Reporter
Social Media
Formats / Genre
Interviews / Roundtable
News / Journalism
Experimental
Daily shows
Languages spoken
English, Spanish (Receptive Bilingual), Kouri-Vini (Basic)
Open to relocating
No
Open to branded content?
Yes
More about me
L. Malik Anderson is a journalist, social media specialist, and content creator. He received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications (Reporting), Communication Arts (Radio-TV-Film) and a Certificate in Digital Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. L. Malik’s interest includes television, music, cinema, theatre, technology, and social justice. His journalism experience includes writing for hyper-local, local and national audiences.

In Summer 2014, L. Malik began his multi-summer internship with Wisconsin Public Radio as the Emma L. Bowen Foundation Scholar working in various departments such as audio engineering, web content, development and The Ideas Network, most notably The Larry Meiller Show. Currently, he publishes a profile series titled “Melanated Moguls” alongside other personal reflections and television reviews on lmalikanderson.com.

L. Malik’s artistic work focuses on intersecting identities such as Blackness, Queerness while incorporating topics like mental health, masculinity, the African diaspora and other socio-political issues relevant to contemporary society. His work uses journalism, poetry, prose, mixed and digital media to reclaim his cultural identity and queerness while empowering himself. L. Malik’s words can be found in Madison Commons, WPR.org, The Madison Times, Madison365, Blavity and on other platforms.