Rashida Jones announces she is leaving MSNBC, just days ahead of Donald Trump's second inauguration. Jones was MSNBC's first Black woman president.

T hose of you keeping up with the news regarding the business side of the entertainment industry may already be acquainted with Rashida Jones. The MSNBC network president, who sha

MSNBC President Rashida Jones announced yesterday that she is stepping down from the position after four years. Jones made history as the first Black executive to lead a major U.S. television news network.

In 2021, journalist and TV executive Rashida Jones (not that one) made history as the first Black woman to lead a cable news network at MSNBC as its President. Rashida earned the position after a 20-year-plus trajectory as a force in the media industry.