Lynn Norment
Lynn Norment is a journalist and editor with more than 30 years as senior writer/managing editor with EBONY Magazine.
She now writes a column for the Commercial Appeal newspaper, which brings her career full circle. Norment started her career as an intern at the CA while a student at Memphis State University. As a staffer, she worked on several award-winning investigative pieces at the CA. During a visit to Chicago, she stopped by Ebony and was asked to write a piece on Al Green. She broke the story that Al Green had been “born again” and founded a church. Within months, Norment joined the Ebony staff.
At EBONY, Norment quickly rose to the position of managing editor. And she continued to write stories ranging from business, male-female relationships, and social issues. She also wrote cover stories on the hottest newsmakers, including President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama, Beyoncé, Queen Latifah, Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, Will Smith, Janet Jackson, Vanessa L. Williams, Tina Turner, B.B. King, Mariah Carey, Michael Jordan, and businesswoman Sheila Johnson.
Norment has been inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists Hall of Fame in “recognition of her accomplishments and contributions to journalism.” A former NABJ board member, she currently serves on several NABJ committees and has chaired two conventions. NABJ Arts & Entertainment Task Force presented Norment with its Legacy Award. And she was president of the Memphis Black media organization before she moved to Chicago, where she was president of the Chicago NABJ chapter for six years.
Norment’s life and career have been documented in The HistoryMaker’s archives now housed in the U.S. Library of Congress.
She also has traveled extensively, including to Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Gabon (West Africa), Brazil, France, Germany, Denmark, Great Britain, Italy, Monaco, Spain and The Netherlands. Norment has been honored with UM’s Distinguished Alumna Award and the Journalism Department’s Outstanding Journalism Alumna Award.