Sunny Hostin

I had the benefit of parents who believed deeply in my ability. And they were teenagers when they had me - they…

— Sunny Hostin

I was a journalism major in college, went to law school, and became a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. I loved it…

— Sunny Hostin

When you're biracial, people sort of make you gray - you're not black, you're not white, you're sort of gray; you're 'other.'…

— Sunny Hostin

I grew up in the South Bronx in the 1970s. My dad worked in IT, and my mom was a teacher.

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I'm cool under pressure. Cool as a cucumber, actually, eerily so. My friends and family comment on it. I think I get…

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I'm not one who wears a lot of sleeveless tops or dresses.

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I had an affinity for criminal law because I came from that background. I understood it. A lot of lawyers of color…

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As a former prosecutor, I never presented a case in front of the grand jury that didn't result in an indictment. Bottom…

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My hair is really easy. I used to wear it very curly on air, but they prefer a smoother look on television.…

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I studied journalism at Binghamton University, even interning for NBC's longtime anchor Carol Jenkins. Before graduation, I told my parents I wanted…

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I have a glam squad, as most on-air people do. I think CNN has some of the best makeup artists, quite frankly.

— Sunny Hostin

If I can sit on national television, and people are listening to what I think, anyone can do anything.

— Sunny Hostin

The difficulty of being Afro-Latina, in general, is the lack of acceptance in both communities.

— Sunny Hostin

Sometimes Supreme Court justices surprise you with their decisions - you think they're going to vote one way, but they vote a…

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Racial bias does exist, and until we can all admit its existence and become introspective as to whether our own personal biases…

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My parents really pushed me to excel in school. Education was always important to them, so it was important to me.

— Sunny Hostin

I remember, as a federal prosecutor myself, it's only a 3-year appointment, and they interviewed my childhood neighbors.

— Sunny Hostin