ABOUT
Who am I
Busting stigma, sharing untold stories and shining a light on voices that for far too long have been silenced is what makes me eager to challenge oppressive systems and devote my journalism to uplifting the people powering change.
To learn more about me and my work check out these 5 fast facts:
1. I’m from the rural Appalachian region of North Carolina. Have you ever heard of the Blue Ridge Parkway or the second-oldest river in the world, The New River? Yeah, that’s us!
2. In 2020, I graduated from North Carolina A&T State University, an HBCU with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communication (Aggie Pride). And in 2022, I graduated from Syracuse University Newhouse School with a Master of Science in Public Communications.
3. While a lot of people believe that journalists should be objective, I see objectivity as a myth, and I live in that truth every day. Journalism is changing and most of these rules that objectivity has been based around have never been true. What’s neutral, ethical and factual can all be subject to interpretation and manipulation. And at the base of my identity lives the intersections of not only being a Black person in America but also being a Black woman. I have watched as injustices across this country have not only plagued communities of color, but also those who need and seek reproductive health care, like abortion. This is what makes me a movement journalist and what made me a communications specialist for Planned Parenthood of Michigan.
4. Currently, I work with Reckon, a news organization covering reckonings in America as a Culture and Justice reporter. I write stories about Blackness, student loan debt and justice. Recently, I launched a student loan debt and economic justice newsletter, Broke & Bothered that hits more than 10,000 subscribers inboxes every Thursday.
5. Along with Makayla Williams, we co-founded MarketBoxx, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit that works to support economically disadvantaged college students who experience food insecurity, poverty and adversity by providing essential needs in one box. Because we graduated from an HBCU, we have seen firsthand how food insecurity and food deserts specifically harm historically Black institutions. We have fed HBCUs like North Carolina Central University, Texas Southern and North Carolina A&T State University. Our goal is to feed every HBCU in the country.