Biography

Chris L. Jenkins is an award winning journalist and documentary film producer and writer. Over a 20-year career, he has told stories about social justice, identity and progressive culture, with a focus on race, class and equity.

Chris is the producer and writer of the award winning documentary, Trapped: Cash Bail in America streaming on YouTube Originals, and producer of the forthcoming film, Anthem (2022), executive produced by Ryan Coogler and Proximity Media for Disney. For nearly two decades, he was a reporter and editor at The Washington Post where he covered and led award winning journalism around politics, criminal justice, immigration, culture and race. He has also served as Managing Editor for The Root and producer and writer for ESPN's HBCU Football: Our Time special; the independent film Rikers: Innocence Lost; and story producer for the feature documentary, Van Jones: The First Step, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.

While at The Post, Chris was the author of numerous award winning stories and productions, and was a core member of the paper's team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting massacre.
- IMDb mini biography by: Chris L. Jenkins

Chris L. Jenkins is an award-winning journalist and documentary film producer and writer. He is the producer for the Emmy-nominated docu-series Shame of Chicago, Shame of the Nation (2024); senior story producer for the Peacock series, Field Generals: History of the Black Quarterback (2026); producer and writer of the award winning film Trapped: Cash Bail in America (2020) for YouTube Originals; and producer of the film Anthem (2023), streaming on Hulu.

For nearly two decades, he was a reporter and editor at The Washington Post where he covered and spearheaded award-winning journalism around politics, criminal justice, immigration, culture, and race. He has also served as producer and writer for ESPN's HBCU Football: Our Time special and story producer for the feature documentary, Van Jones: The First Step.

While at The Washington Post, Chris was a core member of the paper's team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for its breaking news coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting massacre.
- IMDb mini biography by: Chris Jenkins