Brandon Drenon is a Social Justice and Equity reporter at the IndyStar in Indianapolis, Indiana, covering the black and brown communities of the greater metro Indy area. Prior to Brandon’s arrival in Indiana, he was a video producer for BBC Reel, a digitally native platform of the British Broadcasting Corporation, where he reported on health and wellness topics as well as Black culture. Brandon also worked as a production assistant on the documentary Whose Vote Counts, a PBS Frontline production, which was recently nominated for a Peabody Award. In 2020, Brandon received his master’s in journalism from Columbia University to build upon his writing career as a freelance contributor for the Huffington Post and New York Post.
Beat: Education, health and business issues and gaps in African-American and Latino communities
This reporter will cover racial justice and equity with an emphasis on Central Indiana's Black and brown communities as part of a larger effort to spotlight diverse stories. This reporter will focus on people-oriented storytelling and data-driven reporting, particularly as it pertains to education, health and business. The reporter will be part of a larger team tasked with covering social inequity in social services, immigration, cultural institutions, the legal system and access to health care. This person will need to become IndyStar's ambassador to these communities, building trust and presence.