Lenika Cruz

Lenika Cruz is a senior editor at The Atlantic where she has been a staffer on the culture section since 2014. She has edited stories that have been nominated for James Beard Awards and included in anthologies such as Best Food Writing , and one that was named as a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In addition to The Atlantic , Lenika's essays, reporting, and criticism have appeared in L.A. Weekly , Glamour , The Rumpus , East Bay Express , and Guam's Pacific Daily News . She has spoken about race,...See more

Lenika Cruz is a senior editor at The Atlantic where she has been a staffer on the culture section since 2014. She has edited stories that have been nominated for James Beard Awards and included in anthologies such as Best Food Writing , and one that was named as a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In addition to The Atlantic , Lenika's essays, reporting, and criticism have appeared in L.A. Weekly , Glamour , The Rumpus , East Bay Express , and Guam's Pacific Daily News . She has spoken about race, culture, and media for the Asian American Journalists Association, the Washington National Cathedral, and Pomona College's Humanities Studio. She has appeared as a guest on NPR's Code Switch and Pop Culture Happy Hour , The Atlantic 's Review podcast, Blank Check , KPCC, and other radio shows. She is a volunteer contributing editor for the street newspaper Street Sense . She graduated from UCLA in 2012 with a BA in English. See less