Amber Payne is an award-winning journalist, executive producer, editor and storyteller with a track record for creating bold content that drives conversation. She was founding co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator and was a 2021 Nieman Foundation fellow at Harvard University. She served as managing editor of BET.com and executive producer of Teen Vogue and Them. In 2015 she created NBCBLK, a section of NBCNews.com dedicated to elevating the conversation around black identity, social issues, and culture. She spent a decade at NBC Nightly News, where she worked her way up from a PA to producing breaking news and feature stories.