Stephanie Watts

Current

Founder & Publisher at The Sauda Voice

Education

Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University
Carnegie Mellon University
California State University-Northridge

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Stephanie Watts’s Summary

Stephanie M. Watts is the woman known as The Sauda Voice. The blog-formatted webzine was founded by Stephanie in the Spring of 2008 and it's first article was published on June 1st of that same year. Stephanie is a woman of color giving voice to her experience and that of others who look like her. In doing so, she shares a perspective often ignored or misunderstood by "mainstream" society, but important nonetheless.

Sauda (pronounced SAH-OOO-DAH) is Swahili for "dark beauty" or "dark skinned." The Sauda Voice represents a place where (1) the beauty, diversity and intellect of dark skinned people, especially black women, is always acknowledged and embraced, and (2) the issues important to them are given a voice and a platform by which to use it. The Sauda Voice is also a place where people of color are not constantly assaulted by information and opinion filtered through a lens of ignorance, bias, stereotypes and at times, racism.

Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University - Northridge, a Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (with a dual concentration in Policy Analysis and Information Systems) from Carnegie Mellon University, and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Marymount University (Loyola Law School). Stephanie is also a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and resides in Los Angeles, California.

Stephanie Watts’s Experience

Founder & Publisher

The Sauda Voice

(Writing and Editing industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

The blog-formatted webzine was founded by Stephanie in the Spring of 2008 and it's first article was published on June 1st of that same year.

TSV Articles have appeared in such publications as Reuters, Chicago Sun Times, Post-Tribune, and Southtown Star. A full listing of articles is available here: http://www.thesaudavoice.com/the_sauda_voice/published-articles.html