Rashida Jones will become president of MSNBC on Feb. 1, becoming the first Black person to run a major cable news network.
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Rashida Jones will become president of MSNBC on Feb. 1, becoming the first Black person to run a major cable news network.
Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

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MSNBC is getting a new president, the first Black person to run a major cable news network

Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC for the past twelve years, will step down shortly after President-elect Biden's inauguration in January.