ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT chats all things Oscars at the 90th ACADEMY AWARDS with host Shannon Lanier on ARISE 360!
A 2018 BLACK WOMEN IN MEDIA HONOREE TANISHA LAVERNE GRANT single-handedly gets the exclusive! A widely respected multi award winning entertainment journalist known as a "Hollywood Insider" Tanisha is one of the industry's leading go to personalities for all things pop culture! From this year's 90th ACADEMY AWARDS to the AMERICAN BLACK FILM FESTIVAL HONORS she covers everything from exclusive red carpet award shows, award show press rooms, film festivals, private screenings, press junkets, and film premieres, all which have set the stage for her to interview some of the most prolific icons, game changers, disruptors, and thought leaders in film, fashion, music, literature, and politics, with a roster of luminaries like Oprah Winfrey, Cathy Hughes (her fellow BWIM 2018 nominee), Debra Lee, Debra Martin Chase, Chadwick Boseman, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyongo, Van Jones, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Raoul Peck, Yann Arthus Bertrand, Melvin Van Peebles, Whoopi Goldberg, Forest Whitaker, KD Lang, Cicely Tyson, Patti LaBelle, Kevin Hart, Misty Copeland, Issa Rae, Kathleen Cleaver, Gabrielle Union, Kerry Washington, Tamron Hall, Gayle King, Kofi Siriboe,Spike Lee, Mary J.Blige, Mara Brock Akil, Yara Shahidi, Laurence Fishburne, Aja Naomi, Swizz Beatz,Teyona Taylor, Luke James, John Singleton, Malcolm D. Lee and many more.
A graduate of the oldest HBCU Cheyney University of Pennsylvania where she obtained a BA in Communication Arts, was inducted into the theatrical honor society Alpha Psi Omega, reigned as Miss Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and later Miss Black Pennsylvania USA Tanisha set her sights on a career in entertainment. Her internship at WCAU NBC 10 in Philadelphia became a full time position as an assignment editor which positioned her to have a viable career in the entertainment journalism space. Most recently she has been a guest on platforms including but not limited to TMZ and ARISE360 recapping her coverage of large scale award shows like the OSCARS and the NAACP IMAGE AWARDS. As a independent entertainment journalist she has complete ownership of her content and currently serves as a contributing on camera correspondent and content provider for the syndicated site blackinamerica.com which is a part of one the largest digital media companies serving African-Americans with more than 15 million members and reaches millions of African American each month. With approximately 3 billion views on its suite site the company has become the definitive lifestyle and information resource for African Americans.
Posted By: Tanisha Grant
Wednesday, March 21st 2018 at 2:35PM
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