Background
Monroe, Sylvester was born on August 5, 1951 in Leland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Kittrel D. Peoples and Hattie M. (Monroe) Kelley.
Monroe, Sylvester was born on August 5, 1951 in Leland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Kittrel D. Peoples and Hattie M. (Monroe) Kelley.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1973; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1979-1980.
Correspondent, Newsweek Magazine, Boston, 1973-1976; correspondent, Newsweek Magazine, Chicago, 1976-1978; deputy bureau chief, Newsweek Magazine, Chicago, 1978-1983; bureau chief, Newsweek Magazine, Boston, 1983-1985; national correspondent, Newsweek Magazine, Washington, 1985-1987; White House correspondent, Newsweek Magazine, Washington, 1987-1988; correspondent, Time Magazine, Los Angeles, since 1989; acting bureau chief, Time Magazine, Atlanta, 1994-1995. Instructor journalism University of California at Los Angeles Extension, Westwood, California, since 1990.
Trustee St. George's School, Newport, Rhode Island, 1984-1990. Member National Association Black Journalists (Frederick Douglass first place award 1987), A Better Chance Speakers Bureau, Black Journalists Association Southern California.
Married Regina A. Johnson, September 20, 1972 (divorced October, 1989). Children: Sherita A., Jason L. Married Tonju E. François, May 18, 1991.