Rita Omokha writes about culture, race, politics, and history. She’s the recipient of the Pulitzer PrizeTraveling 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.
Quick Question
How The Shade Room’s Angie Nwandu Is Disrupting Social Media
“Nobody was blogging on Instagram because they saw no need for that, and they were wrong.”
Quick Question
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Wellness
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The Sobriety Spectrum
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Beauty
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Life
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Life
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Rule Breakers
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