Ms. Latty is the Director of the Reporting New York and Reporting the Nation programs at New York University's Carter Journalism Institute, where she is also a Clinical Professor. She is an author; has produced documentaries; has hosted, produced, and edited podcasts; and has worked as an urban newspaper reporter. Her mother, a Dominican immigrant, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease two years ago. The journey they have been on has been profound, overwhelming, and lonely but has made them closer than ever.