Melissa Harris-Perry

Quick Facts

Full Name	Melissa Harris-Perry
Occupation	TV Show Host
Date Of Birth	Oct 2, 1973(1973-10-02)
Age	51
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington
Horoscope	Libra

Melissa Harris-Perry Biography

Melissa Harris-Perry is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on October 2, 1973 in Seattle, Washington, United States. A political scientist, who is best known for hosting the MSNBC weekend news program Melissa Harris-Perry.

She was awarded the W.E.B. In 2005, she was awarded the DuBois Book Prize.

Harris-Perry joined the political science faculty of the University of Chicago in 1999 and taught there for seven years, until 2006, when she accepted a tenured appointment at Princeton University as an Associate Professor of Political Science and African-American Studies. Harris-Perry left Princeton in 2011 after being denied a full professorship for Tulane University, where she was Founding Director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project, a center for the study of race, gender, and politics in the South.

On February 18, 2012 Harris-Perry began hosting an MSNBC weekend morning show eponymously titled Melissa Harris-Perry.

In 2010, she married James Perry, her second husband. One of her children is Dennis Lacewell, whom she had in her first marriage.

Melissa Harris-Perry Net Worth

Melissa Harris-Perry is one of the richest TV Show Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Melissa Harris-Perry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After earning her B.A., she received her Ph.D. at Duke University. Wake Forest University.

In 2011, she published Sister Citizen: Shame and Stereotypes and Black Women in America, her second book.

Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry (born October 2, 1973), formerly known as Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell, is an American writer, professor, television host, and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics. Harris-Perry hosted the Melissa Harris-Perry weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC from 2012 to February 27, 2016.

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Who is Melissa Harris-Perry Dating?

According to our records, Melissa Harris-Perry married to James Perry , Dennis Lacewell. As of December 1, 2023, Melissa Harris-Perry’s is not dating anyone.

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On February 26, 2016, Harris-Perry sent an email to co-workers that she would not host her show on MSNBC for the coming weekend, stating: “Our show was taken—without comment or discussion or notice—in the midst of an election season […] I will not be used as a tool for [management’s] purposes […] I am not a token, mammy, or little brown bobble head.” Her show was scheduled to air as usual on Saturday, but Harris-Perry chose not to return, saying: “I am only willing to return when that return happens under certain terms.” She said she would only return when she could do “substantive, meaningful and autonomous work.” NBC responded that “many of our daytime programs have been temporarily upended by breaking political coverage, including M.H.P.” The public dispute led to discussions between the network and her representatives about ending her relationship with MSNBC. On February 28, 2016, the network confirmed that Harris-Perry was leaving the network.

Facts & Trivia

Melissa Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Melissa Harris-Perry celebrates birthday on October 2 of every year.

Top Facts about Melissa Harris-Perry

1. Born on October 2, 1973 in Seattle, WA.
2. Parents were a Black father and a white mother.
3. Graduated from Wake Forest University as an English major.
4. Earned a PhD in Political Science from Duke University.
5. Taught Political Science & African-American Studies at University of Chicago from 1999 – 2006.
6. Taught at Princeton University from 2006 – 2011.
7. Founded Anna Julia Cooper Project in 2011 at Tulane University.
8. Returned to Wake Forest in 2014 as Maya Angelou Presidential Chair Professor of Politics & International Affairs.
9. Co-host of ‘The Nation’ magazine’s podcast ‘System Check’.
10. Author of two books.
11. Hosted an MSNBC weekend news show from 2012 – 2016.
12. Editorial-at-Large at Elle.com in 2016.
13. Interim & Permanent host of The Takeaway on WNYC from 2021 – 2023.
14. Underwent a hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids in 2008.
15. Married to attorney James Perry, with two children.

What does Melissa Harris-Perry do now?

Tyler Falk, Reporter | October 18, 2021. Melissa Harris-Perry was named permanent host and managing editor of The Takeaway , WNYC Studios and PRX announced Monday. Harris-Perry has been serving as interim host of the public radio news program since July after Tanzina Vega resigned.

What nationality is Melissa Harris-Perry?

American

Who is Melissa Perry's husband?

Husband

How old is Melissa Harris?

48 years (October 2, 1973)

Is Melissa Harris-Perry married?

Spouse