April Ryan

April Ryan is the Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent for Black Press USA. Ryan is also the longest-serving Black White House Correspondent in history.

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EXCEPT HUMILIATION

Why Canceling the Comedian Got White House Reporters Nothing

Veteran White House reporter April Ryan warns her colleagues that there is a battle on for press freedom—and they need to fight it.

April Ryan

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POOL TOGETHER

A Free White House Press is In Peril. I Demand to Meet Trump

April Ryan is one of the White House press corp’s longest-serving members. Here she reveals the extraordinary battle over freedom being fought in the West Wing—and her part in it.

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