About Yamiche @yamiche
Yamiche Alcindor is the White House correspondent for the PBS NewsHour; the moderator of Washington Week, the weekly public affairs show on PBS; and a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. She often tells stories about the intersection of race and politics as well as fatal police encounters. She is currently covering the administration of President Joe Biden and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Before that, she covered the administration of former President Donald Trump and the impact of his policies and rhetoric on vulnerable populations domestically and internationally. As a White House correspondent, she has covered a range of issues including the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on black people and communities of color, the protests following the death of George Floyd, and the consequences of former President Trump's immigration policies.
Previously, Alcindor worked as a national political reporter for The New York Times and a national breaking news reporter for USA Today. In 2020, Alcindor was named the recipient of RTDNA's John F. Hogan Distinguished Service Award, IWMF’s Gwen Ifill Award and the White House Correspondents' Association's Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage. She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and was named the organization's 2020 Journalist of the Year.
Alcindor earned a master's degree in broadcast news and documentary filmmaking from New York University and a bachelor's in English, government and African American studies from Georgetown University. A native of Miami, Fla., Yamiche is married to a fellow journalist and is the daughter of Haitian immigrants who met while attending Boston College.
Yamiche’s Recent Stories
Nation Sep 09
How economic factors are putting people of color at greater risk for coronavirusBlack and Latino Americans are suffering disproportionately from the novel coronavirus pandemic -- both in terms of health and economic harm. These groups are three times as likely to contract the virus as white Americans and nearly twice as likely…
Nation Sep 01
In Kenosha, Trump praises police after controversial remarks about violencePresident Trump visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, a day after defending a supporter who allegedly killed two people there. Kenosha erupted in outrage after police shot Jacob Blake, who is Black, in the back, reportedly leaving him paralyzed. During Trump's visit, which…
Politics Aug 31
Trump, Biden trade blame over peaceful protests and violent incidentsThe political battle over U.S. peaceful protests against racial injustice -- and select incidents of violence related to those protests -- is intensifying. While the White House continues to blame local Democratic officials in the cities where unrest persists, Democratic…
Politics Aug 28
The GOP’s norm-shattering convention showed how the two parties are worlds apartPBS NewsHour’s senior national correspondent Amna Nawaz talks with White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and political reporter Daniel Bush about what happened this week and what it means for the 2020 race.
Nation Aug 28
A new March on Washington through the eyes of Black families — including Jacob Blake’sThousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Friday to commemorate the iconic 1963 March on Washington -- and to communicate a message of their own, calling for an end to the killing of Black Americans…
Politics Aug 27
Trump’s path to the presidency — and the remaking of the Republican PartyAs President Trump formally accepts the Republican nomination for a second term in office, we take a look back at how he went from real estate and reality TV to president of the United States -- and what he has…
Politics Aug 26
Politics This Morning: What to expect from night 3 of the RNCThe second night of the 2020 Republican National Convention featured a pardon from President Donald Trump, a naturalization ceremony and speeches from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Sen. Rand Paul, Melania Trump and others. As day three of the RNC…
Politics Aug 24
Politics This Morning: What to Expect from the RNCThe 2020 Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, August 24. Join the PBS NewsHour's Dan Bush and Yamiche Alcindor for a recap of the Democratic National Convention and everything you need to know about the RNC.
Nation Jul 23
Trump says he’ll send federal agents to more cities — even though they don’t want themPresident Trump is sending federal law enforcement into cities he claims are being overrun by violence -- even as local officials tell him the officers are not needed or welcome. Many of the agents are dressed in military-style gear that…
Nation Jul 20
Trump announces return of coronavirus briefings amid ‘big flare-up’With the novel coronavirus running rampant across much of the U.S., more states are facing a dilemma about whether to shut down again. In Washington, D.C., political leaders are confronting their own critical choices over a potential new round of…