Kimberly Foster

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Kimberly Foster

Kimberly Foster is founder and editor-in-chief of For Harriet, a multiplatform digital community for Black women that reaches over 2 million visitors a month. She is the founder of For Harriet, a leading voice for Black women’s journalism and storytelling, which was launched in 2010.

Background

Kimberly grew up in Oklahoma City where she developed an interest and a passion for digital media at very young age. She was 9-years-old when she built her own website. Throughout her youth, she created several website and blogs to hone her web development and social media skills.

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She graduated from Harvard University with a BA in African American and Black studies.

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Photo of Kim next to a big mural.

Kimberly has written for UK-based news outlet The Guardian and Newsweek.

She has appeared on Huffpost Live, NPR, MSNBC’s Shift, BET.com, and various local radio stations across the country commenting on culture and current events.

Kimberly runs the brands that comprise Fuchsia Media Group and consults small businesses and brands that seek to strengthen their web presence.

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The site has grown from a single blog to a network of 5 sites.

Kimberly began For Harriet while she was an undergraduate at Harvard University. Since then, For Harriet has grown to become a preeminent destination for Black women online.

The site has been featured in the New York Times, on Ebony.com, and was chosen as one of the 15 Must Share Websites of 2014 by News One.

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In 2016, she was selected for Forbes 30 under 30 in media list. She gave the inaugural keynote lecture at the Black Women and Magazines and Digital Representation Conference at Cornell University in 2014, has been recognized for her work at Harvard University and regularly gives talks at colleges across the country.