>>Today is Primary Election Day. Are you confused? That could be by design. By redrawing district lines to exclude some disenfranchised voters and make it...[Read More]
All posts by Emma Akpan
>>Last week, I was invited to speak at a master’s level social work class. They wanted me to talk about getting involved in government. When...[Read More]
>>When I’m excited about something, I share it with my friends. That obscure movie I found on Netflix? I get my friends watching it in...[Read More]
>>A couple of weeks ago, Representative Skip Stam defended holding prayer in the North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA) by compiling a list of 155 prayers...[Read More]
>>I am grieving. I am grieving the loss of Mike Brown and countless other Black men and women who have lost their lives to police...[Read More]
>>I only just recently stumbled upon the phrase,“reproductive justice.” And by recently, I mean in the past year. I’ve identified with being “pro-choice” almost all my...[Read More]
>>I don’t know about you, but I am tired of watching the news and opening the newspaper to find another young black person harmed by...[Read More]
>> I love my job, and I adore the fact it’s flexible. I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’ve had to...[Read More]
>>I never met Jamie Kirk Hahn, but I know she set her standards high and encouraged all those she worked with to do the same....[Read More]