Soraya Nadia McDonald ni mwandishi na mhakiki utamaduni wa Marekani. Awali alikuwa mwandishi wa habari wa Washington Post, na mhakiki utamaduni wa the Undefeated tangu mwaka 2016. McDonald alifika fainali za tuzo za 2020 ya Pulitzer Prize for Criticism McDonald alilelewa North Carolina. Baba yake ni Mmarekani Mweusi na mama yake ni Myahudi wa Sephardic, alizaliwa huko Suriname na kukulia Amsterdam. McDonald alipokea shahada ya kwanza kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Howard, ambapo alijiunga na dawati la michezo la Washington Post . Alirudi katika nafasi hiyo baada ya kuhitimu kama mwandishi mfanyikazi na aliondoka mnamo Januari 2016 kufanya kazi kama mwandishi mwandamizi wa utamaduni wa The Undefeated . Mshindi wa 2020 - George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, Mshindi wa pili 2020 - Vernon Jarrett , Morgan State University 2020 - Pulitzer Prize for Criticis Vernon Jarrett Medal to be Presented to New York Times Reporter For Her Work in Coverage Of Hate Crime, Race, and Identity (en). Morgan State University Newsroom. Iliwekwa mnamo January 29, 2020. 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners & Finalists. The Pulitzer Prizes. Iliwekwa mnamo May 4, 2020. McDonald (July 17, 2020).