Journalist April Ryan's new memoir explores 'Blacklash' and threats to free press

NPR | By Juana Summers,

Published October 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM CDT

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to White House correspondent April Ryan about her new memoir, Notes on a Blacklash: When a Black Woman Goes Viral.

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