Josie Duffy Rice

Josie Duffy Rice (née Duffy) is an American writer. Recently, she served as president of The Appeal, a news outlet that centers the criminal justice system. Duffy Rice also co-hosted the podcast Justice in America. Her work has been cited by The New York Times.[5][6][7]

Josie Duffy Rice
Duffy Rice in August 2020
Born
Josie Duffy

34–35[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • writer
  • producer
  • lawyer
Years active2010-present
EmployerThe Appeal (President)
Notable work
Justice in America podcast
Spouse(s)Zak Cheney-Rice[2]
Children2[3]
Parent(s)
  • Eugene Duffy
  • Norrene Duffy
RelativesRosa Duffy (sister)[4]
Websitehttp://www.josieduffyrice.com/

Early life and education

Duffy Rice was born Josie Duffy, the eldest daughter of Eugene and Norrene Duffy, and was raised in Atlanta.[4] She has one sister, For Keeps bookstore owner Rosa Duffy.[8] Her grandmother is Josie Johnson, a civil rights movement activist who organized heavily in Minneapolis.[9]

Duffy Rice received her bachelor's degree in political science from Columbia University.[10] She worked as an executive assistant for a public defender organization in the Bronx directly out of college, which influenced her decision to attend law school.[3] She received her Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.[11] Duffy Rice preferred writing to legal work, and after law school she began to work in the realms of policy and activism.[3]

Career

Duffy Rice's work focuses on criminal justice issues such as police brutality and cash bail.[6] Duffy Rice advocates for police abolition and defunding police departments as one strategy towards that goal.[6] She appeared as roundtable guest on The Daily Show to discuss this perspective and has also discussed criminal justice-related issues for outlets such as Slate, NPR, and Late Night with Seth Meyers.[5][12][13][14]

Duffy Rice previously worked at Fair Punishment Project as a strategist.[15] In 2017 she joined the Justice Collaborative, which housed The Appeal, a website that centered policy, politics, and criminal justice.[3] Duffy Rice was named president of The Appeal in 2019 and served until 2021.

Duffy Rice co-hosted the podcast Justice in America with assorted guest hosts Darnell Moore, Donovan X. Ramsey, Derecka Purnell, and Zak Cheney-Rice.[16] The show covers criminal justice topics like mass incarceration.[17][18]

Duffy Rice's was recently published in the September 2020 issue of Vanity Fair guest edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates.[19][20]

In 2021 Duffy Rice was a co-writer of the Hulu anthology series The Premise.[21] Also in 2021, Duffy Rice joined the staff of Crooked Media's What a Day podcast as one of three rotating co-hosts for What a Day founding anchor Gideon Resnick.[22] Duffy Rice, with fellow co-hosts Tre'vell Anderson and Priyanka Aribindi,[22] replaced departing host Akilah Hughes on July 30, 2021.[23]

Personal life

Duffy Rice is married to journalist Zak Cheney-Rice[2] and they have a son (b. 2017) and a daughter (b. 2020).[3][24] They reside in Atlanta.[6]

Honors and awards

References
  1. "2014 New York City Rising Stars". City & State Magazine. City & State. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. Osnos, Corinne (2020-07-24). "A New York Minute With: Zak Cheney-Rice". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. Cammell, Kate (2020-04-07). "Works of Justice Podcast: Temperature Check with Josie Duffy Rice of The Appeal". PEN America. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. Wheeler, Candice. "Closer Look: 3 Generations of Family History; National Trends In Non-Traditional Education". WABE.org. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. "An Immune System: Code Switch". NPR.org. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Schwartz, Molly (2020-06-17). "De-funding the police is only the beginning. A radical re-imagining must come next". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2020-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Chaney, Jen (September 15, 2021). "The Premise is an Anthology Series". Business Insider. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  8. Wicker, Jewel (2018-11-16). "For Keeps, a shop for rare and classic black books, opens on Auburn Avenue". Atlanta Magazine. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  9. "A multi-generational plea for social justice activism from Josie Johnson and her granddaughter". Minnesota Public Radio. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-12-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. MacKenzie, Blake. "Meet Josie Duffy Rice, Racial Justice Activist". www.tchabitat.org. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  11. "Amid Push For Reforming Law Enforcement, Should Amy Cooper Have Been Charged?". NewsOne. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  12. Shaffer, Claire (2020-06-10). "Trevor Noah Holds Roundtable Talk on What It Means to Defund the Police". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Late Night with Seth Meyers S7 E117 Hank Azaria, Josie Duffy Rice". NBC. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Slate Political Gabfest | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  15. McMurry, Evan (2018-05-30). "#WhereAreTheChildren showcases the power and the pitfalls of social media". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Dear White People: Keep that same energy when the protests are over". TheGrio. 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  17. Inskeep, Steve. "NYPD Officer Involved In Eric Garner's Death Won't Face Federal Charges". NPR. NPR. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  18. Leonhardt, David (2020-06-03). "When Jail Becomes Normal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  19. Fair, Vanity. "Ta-Nehisi Coates to Guest-Edit the September Issue of Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  20. Flynn, Kerry (2020-08-04). "Ta-Nehisi Coates is guest editing the September issue of Vanity Fair". CNN. Retrieved 2020-08-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. Ryan, Danielle (2021-07-27). "The Premise First Look at B.J. Novak's Comedy Anthology Series". SlashFilm.com. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  22. "Crooked Media Expands Host Roster For Its Flagship 'What A Day' Series". Inside Radio. August 13, 2021.
  23. "Keeping The DREAM Alive". crooked.com. Crooked Media. 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  24. "https://twitter.com/jduffyrice/status/1306016677189038080/photo/2". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-09-16. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  25. "Josie Duffy Rice | 2020 40 under 40 in Government and Politics". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
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