Jonathan P. Hicks is an award winning writer and journalist with 30 years of experience covering politics, business, industry and the role of people of color in the world of business. Mr. Hicks is a senior fellow at the DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.

For 24 years, he worked for The New York Times, where he covered the politics of New York State and New York City. During that time, he developed a reputation as one of the foremost authorities on the inner workings of the political culture in New York City and New York State.  He has been a frequent guest on local radio and television news programs where he regularly offered political analysis and commentary. He was also the author of the Politics 5-B column for The Times’ website.

He is also the host of Urban Focus, a weekly radio program that brings together politicians, policy makers, industry practitioners, scholars and expert analysts. Urban Focus explores a range of issues that affect underserved communities and communities of color from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, to Cape Town, South Africa.

Mr. Hicks has been a recipient of The New York Times’ Publishers Award and has also received the public service writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists. In addition, he has received awards for excellence in journalism from the New York Chapter of the National Black MBA Association and from the Arizona Press Association.

He has been involved in a number of philanthropic issues. He served for four years as chairman of the Kappa Alpha Psi New York Foundation, a role in which he helped raise $250,000 for scholarships for college-bound students in New York City.