In Central and East Harlem, Death Comes 10 Years Early
A decade-long difference in life expectancy is one of many health inequities between Manhattan neighborhoods. New York City’s health department is trying to fix them.
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TyLisa is a recent graduate of Florida A&M’s journalism school, where she was the editor in chief of the award-winning campus magazine, Journey. She was a beat reporter at the award-winning campus newspaper, The Famuan. She has held internships at The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., and Sirius XM Radio and was a freelance reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat. Earlier this year, she was a participant in the National Association of Black Journalists’ multimedia short course as an anchor and associate producer. In 2016, she was part of ProPublica’s Emerging Reporter program. This summer, she will be interning at The Dallas Morning News. She is a member of N.A.B.J., Investigative Reporters and Editors and Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism honor society.