“If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.”
DeAsia Paige is a reporter and Emmy-winning producer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she covers the intersection of arts, culture and underrepresented communities in Atlanta. She wrote and produced the paper’s first film, “The South Got Something to Say,” which chronicles Atlanta’s rise as a global hip-hop hub.
She previously served as a Black communities reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat via Report for America. Her music writing has been published in Pitchfork, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar NPR Music, Teen Vogue and more. DeAsia’s writing primarily focuses on how music shapes societal trends and informs identity. Her past internship/fellowship experiences The Detroit Free Press, VICE and The Nation.
DeAsia is a firm believer that there is a song for everything.
Her debut book “The College Diaries: How a Budding Black Feminist Found Her Voice” was published in 2020. She’s based in Atlanta, GA.