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Rita Omokha

Rita Omokha writes about culture, race, politics, and history. She’s the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize's Traveling Fellowship, the Education Writers Association Features Award, and the Society of Professional Journalists Features Award, among other honors and recognitions. She's an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She’s the author of Resist: How a Century of Young Black Activists Shaped America.
Politics

How This Teen Labor Organizer Became an International Symbol of Resistance

Angelo Herndon was jailed after leading a march of 1,000 people through Atlanta.
Politics

How the Anti-Apartheid Movement Took Off in the United States

HBCUs, especially, became incubators for anti-apartheid activism.
Voices

Ebony Alerts May Be the Remedy to Missing White Woman Syndrome

The new California system wants to bring more attention to missing Black youth and women.
Mental Health

Teens Incarcerated at Rikers Island Are Finding Hope in Improv

"Every day was the same. So this, I look forward to it.”
Government

Maxwell Alejandro Frost Wants to Be a New Type of Congressman

Meet the 25-year-old congressman, jazz drummer, and organizer.
Justice

Michael Brown’s Death Left a Permanent Mark on His High School

Students at Normandy High School reflect on his legacy.
Justice

7 Students on How the Floyd Uprisings Changed Their Lives

“Becoming a nurse is my form of protest.”
Justice

Miss Navajo Nation Is on a Mission

Shaandiin Parrish is fighting the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous girls.
Government

Inside This City’s Historic Move to Provide Reparations

The funding comes from a tax on legal marijuana.
Justice

What It’s Like to Be a Black Woman Prosecutor

“I have a binder full of hate mail and death threats.”