Jamil Smith is a senior writer at Rolling Stone, where he writes about politics, culture, and identity. His columns and reporting have appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. He published a cover story for Time magazine in February about the hit film Black Panther. During the 2016 election, he was a senior national correspondent for MTV News. He has also served as a senior editor at the New Republic and a part-time radio host at KCRW in Los Angeles. He also has three Sports Emmys from his time as a producer at NFL Films.