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Writing Through the Ages
Writing Through the Ages
2016
2016
Young Heroes Marched on Birmingham
Free Press Students Attend Madison’s First Annual ‘Mini Maker Faire’
Ida B. Wells, The Civil Rights Activist You've Never Heard of
In 2016, when I started at the Simpson Street Free Press, most of my writing was expository, written from sources about topics I was interested in. SSFP was where I gained my basic journalistic writing skills.
2017
2017
UW-Madison Develops STEM Network to Encourage Diversity
Citizen Advice Wanted for Dane County Parks Plan Land & Water Resource Department Intern
Henry Vilas Zoo Partners With Dane County to Open Augmented Reality Sandbox Land & Water Resource Department Intern
‘I Don’t Have to Be White to Be a Queen’: How Reading Children’s Books Between the Lines Shaped My Self-Image Regional Gold Key in Critical Essay, Scholastic Art & Writing Award
The next year, I started taking on more local news and environmental topics as an intern at the Dane County Land and Water Resources Department. I also wrote one of my first serious editorials on representation in children's books.
2018
2018
Madison College Builds Largest Rooftop Solar Array in Wisconsin
Sock-Puppeting, a Form of Creating Fake Reviews
Pan-Africanism is Part of History and Also the Future
Restorative Justice Alternatives Will Keep Kids in the Classroom Regional Silver Key in Critical Essay, Scholastic Art & Writing Award
In 2018, I reported on a vast variety of subjects and also wrote my second editorial on restorative justice in schools. In the summer of 2018, I interned at the Cap Times as well.
2019
2019
Summer Fun in Madison Mural Alley Bubbler Volunteer Guest Writer
PFAS in Wells
Controversy Surrounds Enbridge Oil Pipe Line
30 local grocery stores to shake up your grocery routine (African Market, Inter Market, and Indiahouse) Madison Magazine Intern
2019 was my busiest year in writing. I took on a project at the Madison Public Library writing a series on summer art workshops. The same summer, I interned with the Madison Magazine writing and fact-checking stories.
2020
2020
The Truth About the First Amendment and ‘Public Forums’
"Access to literacy" ruled a fundamental right Published in the Isthmus
'Right-to-Read' Activists Propose Amendment for Minnesota State Constitution
Anthology Owners Believe in Giving Back to the Community
At the beginning of the pandemic, in 2020, SSFP was prepared to move completely online. I began writing extensively on the 6th Circuit Court decision declaring access to literacy a fundamental right.
2021
2021
A Sustainable, Community-Led Vision for Voit Farm
Shall we play a game? Nerdhaven brings back 80's and 90's gaming (pg. 16) Eastside News Volunteer Reporter
Book Review: Akata Witch, Written by Nnedi Okorafor
2022
2022
Culture Club: Africa Club at Madison East High School Eastside News Volunteer Reporter
East High School spent summer break under construction (pg. 16) Eastside News Volunteer Reporter
A passion for music fuels Maggie Denman's Boneset Records Eastside News Volunteer Reporter
Google Removes Apps for Stealing Users' Data
Players Love to Serve Up Wins Yearbook Staff Writer
In 2021, I started as a volunteer reporter for the Eastside News, and in 2022, I became a staff writer for the yearbook.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of my work. In these samples, my writing spans from newspaper journalism to magazine and editorial pieces. My scope sweeps the past and present on local, state, national, and international levels. Each piece contains a new experience of mine as a journalist and a member of my community.
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