I am Darreonna Davis, a Memphis-based reporter on the Explainers and Trends team. Before joining Forbes, I covered environmental justice for Inside Climate News, news and politics, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and culture for The Hilltop and Blavity News and held production roles with CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” and CNBC’s Specials Unit. I earned my B.A. in Media, Journalism and Film Communications with a concentration in journalism from Howard University.