Joining the chorus of tributes being paid to Derek Watts. He stood for the best of what investigative journalism can be. A towering figure, both figuratively and literally — especially to shorty me, who was lucky enough to intern with him when I was still studying.

Hardly on here anymore & was dealing with a sick baby on Friday when it happened, but OkayPlayer's editorial team being cut -- and the fact I won't be sharing office hours w OkayAfrica's sister team anymore, is upsetting. Talented crew of people. Extra shout-out to D I M A S

Why not, indeed!

Outstanding!

I've spent the last few months interviewing women at NYC's shelters for migrants and asylum seekers. I had the pleasure of working with photographer Lexi Parra , who took these family portraits. These are some of their stories. npr.org/2023/10/10/120…

“We will always cherish the joy, light, the blinding intelligence he brought to every moment – not just to his work, but in life as well… This truly is The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken.” — ‘Friends’ co-creators Marta Kauffman & David Crane on Matthew Perry’s tragic passing

Caster Semenya's memoir, The Race to be Myself is out today. I spoke to her for OkayAfrica--what it took to get to this moment of sharing her story with the world & how she's moving forward, even while being stuck in a continuing battle to run free okayafrica.com/caster-semenya…

2023 was a big year for African filmmakers, many of whom made debuts to critical acclaim. Here are our top ten of the best ones from over the past 12 months. bit.ly/483RyGu

the fundraiser i launched with this video has now raised more than $50,000(!) for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. thank you all for your donations, and for letting me be a conduit for your vital support against one of the worst atrocities of our lifetimes. Free Palestine.

Been so under the weather that I haven't had the chance to share the OkayAfrica dive into the five songs up for the inaugural Best African Music Performance at the Grammys today. Much thanks to kam tambini for heading this up! okayafrica.com/grammys-best-a…

Goodbye, Kelvin 🕊️ 1999-2024

Rami Youssef on wearing a red pin at the #Oscars to support Artists for Ceasefire. "We're calling for immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza. We're calling for peace and lasting justice for the people of Palestine. It's a universal message of, 'Let's stop killing kids. Let's not

It’s Friday March 29, 2024. WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the FSB Mar 29, 2023. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME cnn.com/2024/03/29/pol… FREE EVAN NOW! #IStandWithEvan

Happy Birthday to Tracy Chapman, who is celebrating her 60th birthday today! 🎉🥳🎂 #tracychapman

Happy Rapsody Friday #PleaseDontCry

My first digital cover as Director of Content at OkayAfrica. Thank you Elsa Majimbo for bringing it! >>> okayafrica.com/elsa-majimbo-c…

Elle Purrier St Pierre! Marisa Howard! Christina Clemons! Wrote about the moms who have had me cheering at my TV screen over the past few days of watching the US Track and Field Olympics Trials. newmomrunclub.substack.com/p/highlights-f…

Over at OkayAfrica, we've been running stories about all the African athletes we'll be rooting for during the Olympics. Here's a list of just ten of them: okayafrica.com/african-athlet…