Alexandra Simon
Expertise
Hyperlocal And International News, Caribbean-American Affairs, Human Interest, True Crime
- Alexandra used to cover breaking local and international news for New York City's largest Caribbean American weekly newspaper, Caribbean Life.
- Previously, she covered a wide-range of issues and subjects specific to Caribbean-American and Black American communities.
- She's also written inspirational profiles and human interest stories and contributed to Miss Millennia Magazine.
Experience
Alexandra has been an active writer since 2011. She's mostly worked as a reporter in the past, covering local news and crime for her college project NYCityWatch, worked in digital and social media at Miss Millennia Magazine, and wrote hyperlocal news for two weekly newspapers in New York City: Brooklyn Paper and Caribbean Life. She's written a wide range of different stories, and enjoys researching and learning about new topics.
Education
Alexandra has a bachelor's in journalism.
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Stories By Alexandra Simon
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Todd Bridges started out as a child actor on the popular sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes." The series ran from the late '70s and ended in the mid-'80s.
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When authorities arrived at the Turpin family home, a house of horrors was discovered. The nation soon knew about the disturbing lives of over a dozen children.
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The Gospel of Luke, or the Gospel According to Luke, is a famous teaching that originates from the New Testament in the Bible.
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In the late 2000s, Amanda Knox stood trial and was found guilty of murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. After legal wrangling, she was released.
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You'll never hear a discussion about Canadian serial killers without the name Karla Homolka coming up. Why was her prison term so short, though?
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Everybody just assumes that Albert Einstein was smart. Really, really, really smart. But did anybody ever actually measure Einstein's intelligence?
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Donna Summer's song "Last Dance" was a huge hit in the late 1970s, even winning a Grammy. Here is the real meaning of the song.
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Activist and civil rights leader Malcolm X died 56 years ago on February 21, 1965, at the age of 39. He was giving a speech when he was boldly assassinated.
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Just about everybody loves a cookie. Making, exchanging, and consuming the sweet treat is part of the holidays. But where do cookie swaps originate?
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James Earl Ray, confessed assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spent decades behind bars. He wasn't considered troublesome -- except when he was escaping.
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Betty White began acting in the mid-1940s. She has over 100 TV and movie credits - most are for sitcoms - but this is the one role that changed her life.
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The Amish live differently from most modern societies, including abstaining from playing musical instruments. Here is why the Amish don't play instruments.
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Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in British history and has four children. However, you don't hear much about her youngest son.
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Every year, people of the Jewish faith commemorate Hanukkah -- an annual celebration of the festival of light. The holiday is celebrated over eight days.
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Legendary rocker Tommy Lee and iconic actor John Travolta are two big names that a lot of people probably aren't putting together in the same sentence.
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The third season of the FX Network's anthology true-crime show, "American Crime Story," tackles the real story of the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky affair.
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According to a recent study performed by a noted astrologer, nearly every sign has proved capable of producing killers, especially serial ones.
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Made up of Chris Kelly and Chris Smith, the pre-teen hip duo Kris Kross was one of the most successful and youngest musical acts of the early 1990s.
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About 11 years ago this month, new bride Anni Dewani was murdered while she was on her honeymoon. So what happened to her husband?
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Behind Dolly Parton's blockbuster success for more than 50 years has been a solid (if nearly invisible) foundation — her husband, Carl.
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Actress Sharon Stone rose to fame in the early '90s, and roles in films like "Total Recall" and "Basic Instinct" helped turn her into a Hollywood star.
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Dubbed the "trial of the century" (via Biography), the O.J. Simpson murder trial was indeed one of the most famous trials of the 20th century.
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NASCAR race car driver Kyle Busch has to go through sensitivity training after using an intellectual disability slur. Here's his untold truth.
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Princess Diana was tragically killed in a devastating car accident in Paris along with her partner, Dodi Al Fayed, and the driver who was escorting the couple.
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Robert Downey Jr. was considered a Hollywood bad boy in his own right. But it was for very concerning reasons. The actor suffered from addiction.
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Princess Diana was not an entertainer, but she was a celebrity, and during and after her time as a royal, she befriended famous people, like Freddie Mercury.
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Most Trekkies also know Dr. McCoy by another name. Throughout the series' run, McCoy is called "Bones" -- a nickname that Captain Kirk first calls him