Brooke Leigh Howard

Race and Identity Reporter

Brooke Leigh Howard is a reporter focusing on race and identity for The Daily Beast. She often writes about racism in the workplace, schools, higher education, and on social media.

A photo illustration showing images of the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921 and the current bill to make the Tulsa Race Massacre site a National Monument.
LEST WE FORGET

Descendants Push for Monument at Tulsa Race Massacre Site

Brooke Leigh Howard

A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
‘FAR FROM A WIN’

SCOTUS Officially Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho

Brooke Leigh Howard

A photo illustration of Victor Blackwell with the American and Juneteenth flags and the official handwritten record showing General Orders, Number 3, issued by U.S. Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, which is now celebrated as Juneteenth.
‘DUMBSTRUCK’

Bombshell Forever Changed How CNN Anchor Sees Juneteenth

Brooke Leigh Howard

The Whatcom Middle School in Bellingham
‘ANGRY AND SHOCKED’

Police Allege Man Punched Sixth-Grader in Racist Hate Crime

Brooke Leigh Howard

A photo illustration of Princess Tiana and Disneyland's Splash Mountain.
ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-BLAH

Social Media Erupts Over Disney Closing Splash Mountain Ride

Brooke Leigh Howard