Crystal Haynes

Host, Creator, Producer

Crystal Haynes is an Emmy award-winning journalist and weekend anchor for Boston 25 News. Her Priced Out and Equity inEducation series won Northeast RegionalEmmy and Salute to Excellence Awards from the National Association of Black Journalists.Crystal is the creator, producer, and host of the award-winning Boston’s Black History:Inspiring Our Future series.

Crystal is the Events Working Group Lead on the Arlington Human Rights Commission, member of the Boston Association of BlackJournalists, NAACP, and is a Part-TimeLecturer at Northeastern University. Crystal holds a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism fromEmerson College, and a Master’s degree inMedia Advocacy from NortheasternUniversity's College of Arts, Media and Design.

Crystal grew up in Springfield, MA, but has called Arlington home since 2017 joining her husband and his family who have lived in town for more than four generations.