Don Lemon Q&A

Journalist, activist, author and CNN anchor Don Lemon will deliver a lecture and participate in a Q&A session, to close out Emerson's schedule of African American Heritage Month events.

About Don Lemon

Millions of viewers know Don Lemon for his steady news focus and eminently relatable presence as anchor of CNN primetime weekends. His on-air charisma comes from his varied, award-winning experiences in television news, gathered through years reporting in top markets and at such national networks as NBC and MSNBC.

Lemon came to CNN in 2006 from the NBC affiliate in Chicago, where he served as afternoon newscast co-anchor. Before that, he was a correspondent for Today and NBC Nightly News. His 2011 memoir Transparent details his rise to CNN, providing a behind-the-scenes look at his remarkable life and career.

He is the recipient of multiple honors, including several Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the D.C. snipers. In 2009, Ebony named him to its "Power 150" list of the most influential blacks in America.

A veteran journalist, Lemon is also a social media enthusiast with a firm grasp on the growing convergence of new media with old. He often interacts with viewers on Facebook and Twitter during live commercial breaks, and he teaches new media as an adjunct professor at Brooklyn College.

Lemon has a unique ability to give voice to the viewer -- he asks the kinds of questions audiences want to know. He is an inspirational speaker for the modern news age, dedicated to shedding the light of truth on today's most important news events as well as his own compelling backstory as one of the most prominent African American men in television news.