Kyndell Harkness

Kyndell Harkness is the first Head of Culture and Community at the Minnesota Star Tribune. Her cultural transformation work started in the newsroom after the murder of George Floyd.

Before this new role, Harkness coordinated on-the-ground coverage of the George Floyd protests as well as ensuring that picture selection kept community impact in mind. Because of that work, she was awarded the Jim Gordon Editor of the Year award and Newspaper Editor of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association as well as being a part of the Star Tribune team that won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news.