Nia-Malika Henderson Biography and Wikipedia
Born in Hopkins, South Carolina, Nia-Malika Henderson is an American journalist who works as a senior political reporter for CNN.
Nia-Malika Henderson Age/Birthday
Malika Henderson is 46 years old as of 2021. She was born on July 7, 1974. Therefore, she celebrates her birthday on July 7, every year.
Nia-Malika Henderson Height
Malika Henderson stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches.
Nia-Malika Henderson Parents
There is no information available about Malika Henderson’s parents. We will provide this information once it is available.
Nia-Malika Henderson Husband/Marriage/Lesbian
Malika Henderson, known to be a proud lesbian, is not married to any man as of 2021. However, in January 2020, she made it public that, she got married to her long-time girlfriend in late 2019.
Nia-Malika Henderson Education
Malika Henderson attended Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, South Carolina where she graduated in 1992. She later proceeded to graduate cum laude from Duke University with a bachelor’s degree in literature and cultural anthropology.
She also earned master’s degrees from Yale University in American studies and Columbia University in journalism.
Nia-Malika Henderson Career
Malika Henderson started off her career writing for The Baltimore Sun. She later moved to Newsday’s national staff, where she was its lead reporter covering Obama’s 2008 campaign.
Malika covered the Democratic primary race and the Democratic National Convention as well as the first two years of the Obama administration for Politico.
Washington Post
Malika also worked at The Washington Post as a reporter from 2010 to 2015. She was the national political reporter for the Post. Malika covered the White House, the 2012 presidential campaign, the 2010 mid-term elections and also anchored the Post’s Election 2012 blog.
Nia-Malika Henderson CNN
Malika Henderson joined CNN in 2015 as a senior political reporter and anchor. She reports s for the network’s digital and television platforms
Malika also appears as a panelist for CNN’s Inside Politics, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, and CNN Tonight with Don Lemon and often works as a fill-in anchor for Inside Politics.
While working for CNN, she covered the 2016 presidential election. During the election period, Malika reported on the Democratic and Republican candidates. She covered Bernie Sanders’ insurgent campaign, Ben Carson’s bid, and Donald Trump’s realignment of the Republican party.
Nia-Malika Henderson Net Worth
Malika Henderson has an estimated net worth of around $5 million.
