Keli Goff
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Keli Goff is a blogger and political commentator known for her contributions to the Huffington Post and her appearances on various television networks[1] as a political pundit, most notably during the 2008 presidential election. She has appeared on CNN, the Fox News Channel, the BBC, MSNBC and other networks. She is the author of the book, "Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence"[2] and the novel “The GQ Candidate” (Atria, July 2011)[3].
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[edit] Early life
A native of Missouri City, Texas, she is a graduate of Elkins High School. She holds a bachelor's degree from New York University and a master's degree in strategic communications from Columbia University.
[edit] Career
Her first book, “Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence,” (Basic Books, 2008) examined the perspectives and impact of younger voters and members of the Post Civil Rights Generation on the political process, with particular focus on the 2008 election. Her second book will be published in 2011, by Simon and Schuster’s Atria Books.
During the 2008 election she was a regular contributor to the BET public affairs program "The Truth With Jeff Johnson" and an editorial contributor to RushmoreDrive.com.
Her essay “Living the Dream” is featured in the collection, "The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's A More Perfect Union” (Bloomsbury, 2009.) Her writing has also appeared in Time, UPTOWN, Cosmopolitan, and the Daily Beast.[4]
Goff is quoted in the book “The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging" and profiled in the book "No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How we Think About Power," by Gloria Feldt.
She is currently a regular contributor to the Huffington Post and a Contributing Editor for TheLoop21.com.
[edit] References
- ^ "Recent Press and Media". KeliGoff.com. http://www.keligoff.com/press.
- ^ "Party Crashing". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Party-Crashing-Generation-Political-Independence/dp/046500332X.
- ^ "The GQ Candidate". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/GQ-Candidate-Novel-Keli-Goff/dp/143915872X.
- ^ Goff, Keli (December 21, 2011). "What Condi Rice Would Bring to the Republican Ticket". Daily Beast. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/21/what-condi-rice-would-bring-to-the-republican-ticket.html. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
