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Rita Omokha

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.


On the Fragility of American Democracy… and the Power of Young Black Activists to Save It

Rita Omokha on the 2024 Election and What History Shows Us
November 21, 2024  By Rita Omokha
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