A skilled researcher, thorough reporter, unique interviewer, and poignant storyteller, Sylvia A. Harvey (SAH) writes with a fresh perspective and interweaves traditional elements of print journalism, web blogging and multimedia.

SAH’s interest in journalism stems from a need to investigate the way; culture, politics, history, behavior and economics intersect and produce. She holds a Bachelors of Arts in sociology from Columbia University and a Masters of Science in journalism from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. SAH’s articles have appeared in: The New York Post, News One, Columbia Journalist, The Daily Voice, where she served as the Managing Editor, and AOL’s Bedford-Stuyvesant Patch, where she currently writes a bi-monthly column on gentrification: Change for a Dollar.

For SAH, Journalism is not simply a trade; neither is it just a craft. When it is done with accuracy, Joseph Pulitzer’s ultimate demand, journalism is a right, a tool of truth. Journalism allots her, the purveyor, the honored opportunity to bellow or simply whisper a truth through a medium, which compels an audience to pay attention. The Oakland native makes it a point to provide coverage where she thinks it is lacking, and instead of solely writing and reporting on communities underrepresented in the mainstream media, she remains engaged in socially progressive organizations.

In an effort to help “recognize, encourage and inspire creative and effective action in support of human dignity, social justice and civil rights,” she serves on the Board of Directors for the Andrew Goodman Foundation. Additionally, she is an avid proponent of mentoring, and has mentored at the Harlem Community Justice Center, and Children of Promise, NYC, both organizations that aim to break the cycle of intergenerational involvement in the criminal justice system.

In 2010, she launched UPLIFT by SAH, the creative fundraising (event) wing of the Sylvia A. Harvey experience. Uplift events allow young professionals to come together, share knowledge, and support underserved communities and organizations. The first in the series of the philanthropic cultural events was A Date for Haiti; a charity date auction, in which all proceeds, went to Project Medishare to assist in post–earthquake Haiti.

SAH welcomes collaboration, dialogue, and inquiries, so feel free to contact her here.