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Krissah Thompson

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Krissah Williams Thompson (born 1979) is an American journalist at The Washington Post. In 2020, Thompson was named the Managing Editor of Diversity and Inclusion, and is the first African American woman to hold the position of Managing Editor at The Washington Post.

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