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Clayton Gutzmore is a South Florida-based freelance journalist covering health, culture and entertainment, with a focus on how issues of health, policy and culture shape Black communities. His work has appeared in The Miami Times, The Miami Herald, The Atlanta Voice, BET, Billboard, Variety, Word In Black and The Black Wall Street Times.

Gutzmore has reported on health inequities and issues affecting Black communities, including hypertension, colorectal cancer and fibroids. He is also the co-founder of the National Association of Black Journalists’ Health and Science Task Force, which supports journalists covering health and science and encourages more journalists to enter the field.

A graduate of Florida International University, Gutzmore is a 2021 Dori Maynard Diversity Fellow with the Society of Professional Journalists and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.