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Who knew that my initial tweet about the open letter started by Tyler Yarbrough—followed by a story I wrote that quickly went viral—would become the catalyst for screenings of Sinners in my hometown, Clarksdale, on May 29-31. capitalbnews.org/clarksdale-sin…

I’m happy to announce that I’m joining the staff of the Raleigh The News & Observer as an investigative reporter for the North Carolina I-team. I’m excited to dive deep with the rest of the team — and eager to learn how to be a better journalist from them too. Let’s get to work.

I have to say if I was zohran I would have mentioned that my mom directed mississippi masala by now. admirable restraint on his part

ICE raids tried to split LA apart, but might have made it stronger. From coordinating wildfire relief to blocking ICE buses, community organizers say LA County residents keep proving that in a city of strangers, nobody fights alone. lapublicpress.org/2025/06/ice-ra…

Arcadia pressured ICE out—after nearly 12 hours straight of protest! Cops just announced ICE is leaving the hotel and we watched all of them pack up and go. Different people carried the protest throughout the day. Suburban protest in LA is the next stage of this mass movement.

BREAKING: Moments ago in Boyle Heights, CA, two federal immigration vehicles rammed into a white sedan carrying three individuals. Agents then appeared to fire a chemical agent into the car before detaining the driver. A woman in the vehicle, sounding visibly shaken, insisted

At least five car washes in L.A. and Orange counties have been targeted by federal immigration agents in recent days, w/ more reports rolling in. At least 26 people were taken at these locations — some in unmarked vehicles. The vast majority were workers. latimes.com/business/story…

GENDER AND SOCIETY REPORTING, Print Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, “T-Boy Wrestling is a sizzling showcase of trans masculinity — sweat, twerking and all” Jireh Deng 鄧以樂 bit.ly/4aPVCNb

Iranian community in LA faces double attack: Bombing abroad, ICE raids at home. Southern California residents describe living in fear as ICE operations increase while war rages in the country they left behind. Read full story by Jireh Deng Jireh Deng 鄧以樂 bit.ly/3TW7g16

The day Israel and Iran negotiated a ceasefire, ICE escalated deportations of Iranians who posed national security risks. But Iranians told me that many arrested are asylum seekers fleeing religious and political persecution. My latest for Los Angeles Public Press: lapublicpress.org/2025/07/irania…

Someone recently asked: “Why [aren’t] Mississippians in particular no longer passing on farming knowledge?” My response: They are, and here are some of the Black farmers who are training up the next generation in the Mississippi Delta. MY LATEST: capitalbnews.org/black-farmers-…

More than 1,000 U.S. counties — one out of three in the nation — do not have the equivalent of even one full-time local journalist. niemanlab.org/2025/07/new-re…

WOW! I'm so deeply honored to be named NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists "Journalist of the Year" and so incredibly PROUD of my Los Angeles Times colleagues for winning 5 more awards (‼️) for their coverage of LGBTQ+ issues in 2024, including in our major "Our Queerest Century" project. 🧵 latimes.com/about/pressrel…

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Hailey Branson-Potts Matt Hamilton Jaweed Kaleem LZ Granderson Erika D. Smith Patrick Hruby Mary Kate Metivier probably ross Jim Cooke And, while not part of the OQC project, Jireh Deng 鄧以樂 also won - for Excellence in Transgender Coverage - for their great (and fun!) Los Angeles Times piece on T-boy wrestling. 8/ latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…

just hopping on briefly to this app again to share that I'll be on a panel "identifying anti-trans and anti-queer bias" at Asian American Journalists Association est. 1981 this year with these amazing journalists rae, Shaanth Nanguneri is on bsky @shaanthx, hannah chinn. Don't miss it! Saturday, 9 am at the Redwood. See you there. 😤

hi im on this panel!! pls come say hi :)

defrosting here to say if you’re at #aaja25 this week there’s a GREAT shot and chaser of panels at 9 am friday and saturday :’)))

thank you to everyone who came!! let’s keep having these conversations in the newsroom <33