Q&A with New York Times Culture Reporter Reggie Ugwu

Reggie Ugwu is a narrative nonfiction writer from Houston now living in Brooklyn. As a culture reporter for The New York Times, his journalism reveals how artists live, think and create the work that shapes culture and influences society. His first book, “Brilliance Is All We Have: Black Filmmakers and the Fight for the Soul of America” (Bloomsbury, 2026), is a character-driven history of Black filmmaking and Black self-determination in American cinema. Ugwu is a recipient of a Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant and has been anthologized in “Best American Travel Writing.”

This conversation will be moderated by Rawiya Kameir, assistant professor of magazine, news and digital journalism.

Insomnia Cookies will be served.