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African-American winners of the Pulitzer Prize 2016, by category

Number of African-American winners of the Pulitzer Prize as of 2016, by category

The data displays the number of African-American winners of the Pulitzer Prize as of 2016, sorted by category. Since 1917, a total of four African-Americans have won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. The first African-American winner was Moneta Sleet Jr. of Ebony in 1969, for feature photography.

Commentary 9
Feature photography 5
International reporting 4
Criticism 3
Special local investigative reporting 3
Feature writing 2
Investigative reporting 1
Spot news photography 1
Editorial writing 1
Explanatory journalism 1