Biden Taps 1st Black Woman, LGBTQ+ White House Press Secretary

The Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association (MMCA) family joins in the celebration of Karine Jean-Pierre's appointment as the Biden Administration's new White House Press Secretary.  

Karine Jean-Pierre makes history as she becomes the nation's first Black woman and openly LGBTQ+ person to serve as White House Press Secretary. 

On August 19th, 2021, MMCA had the privilege of recognizing Karine Jean-Pierre as our Newsmaker Award Honoree during our Media Diversity Excellence Awards Reception. 

During the Media Diversity Excellence Awards Reception, Olga Lucia Torres, Chair of MMCA's Board of Trustees presented the Newsmaker of the Year Award to Karine. 

Karine also joined MMCA for our 6th Annual Multicultural Media & Correspondents Dinner at the National Press Club in Washington DC in November 2021. 

We thank Karine for everything she does to represent our core values of media diversity excellence and we wish her success as the nation’s First Black Openly LGBTQ+ White House Press Secretary.