ARTICLES
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The following is a collection of my latest and most meaningful articles. Each piece is unique in style and content and represents a distinct moment in my career.
THE EXTREME RENTERS WHO OWN NOTHING, NOT EVEN THEIR JEANS
August 17, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal
It’s not just leasing your car. Christmas trees, camping gear and even caskets are up for rent.
AN INCREASE IN UNINSURED DRIVERS IS PUSHING UP COSTS FOR EVERYONE ELSE
July 25, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal
Number of drivers without car insurance has risen since the start of the pandemic
NO SHOWERS, NO SLEEP: VAN LIFE ISN’T AS COOL AS INSTAGRAM MAKES IT SEEM
March 30, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal
With home prices so high, living on wheels seems a reasonable alternative. Many find it isn’t.
THE TIKTOK GENERATION TURNS TO SPORTS BETTING TO CHIP AWAY AT STUDENT DEBT
February 28, 2024 | The Wall Street Journal
Young men are trying to use ubiquitous online betting to deal with big college loans
BACK-TO-SCHOOL US SPENDING SET TO HIT RECORD HIGH IN 2023
September 1, 2023 | Reuters News
See-through backpacks and jean shorts are among the popular last-minute purchases ahead of the new school year, several retailers said, as heat waves sweep the U.S. and security concerns grow at many middle- and high schools.
RISING CAFFEINE LEVELS SPARK CALLS FOR BAN ON ENERGY DRINK SALES TO CHILDREN
August 30, 2023 | Reuters News
Pediatricians and parents are calling for the U.S. to treat new high-caffeine energy drinks like alcohol and cigarettes and ban their sale to minors as a single serving can contain as much caffeine as six Coca-Colas.
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ONE WAY TO ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY ON YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK: GET BEHIND THE CAMERA
The Wall Street Journal | March 28, 2023
First came the social-media influencer. Now some aspiring influencers are finding it more profitable to assist others in the industry.
HOW A FORMER U.S. MILITARY TRANSLATOR ESCAPED AFGHANISTAN WITH HIS FAMILY AND STARTED OVER IN TEXAS
January 4, 2022 | Texas Tribune
Lucky took his family back to Afghanistan when his mother was hospitalized with kidney problems. Then the Taliban took over the country, and the family joined thousands of Afghans desperately trying to escape.
SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES CAN’T BAN TEXANS OVER POLITICAL VIEWPOINTS UNDER NEW LAW
September 2, 2021 | Texas Tribune
The law requires social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram to produce regular reports of removed content and disclose their content regulations procedures.
LIVING WITH A SKIN CONDITION MEANS HEALING ON THE INSIDE AND OUT
August 22, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times
Skin conditions can lead to anxiety and depression. Here’s how two Tampa Bay women overcame their fears.
HASHTAG RED TIDE: TIKTOK IS ALL OVER TAMPA BAY’S ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS
August 19, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times
Red Tide and fish kills are going viral as TikTokers share what’s happening in Tampa Bay on the social media platform.
MEET THE NEXT GENERATION OF BLACK ACTIVISM IN TAMPA
August 12, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times
Charlea Bing has published a digital magazine and started a community service organization at age 19 — and she’s just getting started.
AS COVID ROSE, SO DID TEEN SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. GIRLS ARE MOST AT RISK.
August 1, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times
The pandemic disrupted teens’ lives and left them to deal with disease and death without their support systems. One Tampa Bay girl’s attempt to get help left her with nightmares.
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AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANT, SHE SPENT DECADES LIVING WITH HEPATITIS C
July 28, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times
For World Hepatitis Day, a Manatee County woman share her story of living with hepatitis C.
VITILIGO SUPPORT GROUP HELPS TAMPA BAY MEMBERS LOVE THEIR SKIN
July 6, 2021 | Tampa Bay Times
Tonja Johnson founded Beautifully Unblemished to support those with the condition that causes them to lose skin pigmentation.
'ZOOM UNIVERSITY' TAKES 'DRASTIC' TOLL ON STUDENTS' MENTAL HEALTH
February 2, 2021 | YR Media
As the spring semester is in full swing, some students continue to hopelessly struggle with another term now affectionately known as “Zoom University.”
4 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ON WHY THEY'RE ATTENDING HBCUS OVER IVY LEAGUE SCHOOLS
Teen Vogue | May 20, 2021
May 1st is a day that causes high school seniors across the nation to erupt in tears or shouts of joy: National College Decision Day. For many Black students, the day is also an occasion to have a trickier conversation about the kind of school they choose to attend: predominantly white institutions (PWIs) or historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
ONE DAY AFTER TESTING POSITIVE, FAMU STUDENT HEADS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
November 24, 2020 | The Famuan
A time for reunion has become a time for needed separation this year as COVID-19 cases continue to spike with the upcoming holiday season. With Thanksgiving taking place in two days, many college students are traveling back home eager to reunite with their families, while several unknowingly put their loved ones at risk of contracting the deadly virus.
BIDEN-HARRIS TICKET ISN’T ABOVE REPROACH FOR GEN Z
November 2, 2020 | The Famuan
As the 2020 presidential election is less than 24 hours away, college students nationwide have been facing an unordinary fall semester. In the midst of COVID-19, students have created a new era of activism with the Black Lives Matter movement, been forced into an economic recession and grappled with drastically changing everyday lives as the nation leads into an election that could determine the rest of their future.
20 HBCU STUDENTS VOICE WHY THEY ARE VOTING
November 2, 2020 | Journey Magazine
As the presidential election nears its climax, people all around the country are encouraging others to vote in what some have coined “the election of our lives.” Amongst them are HBCU students who feel the stakes are higher than ever. Discussions about the Black community have been at the forefront of the presidential debates, making these students all the more aware of what the outcome of this election means for them and their schools.
SHE IS PRO-BLACK AND PRO-TRUMP
November 2, 2020 | The Famuan
Growing up in her grandfather’s Pentecostal church, Charrise Lane has always lived a Christian life. From first grade to her senior year of high school, the west Orlando native attended a predominantly Black private Christian school, Victor Christian Academy. Lane has said she gave her heart to God in the first grade, but gave her life to God in her final year of high school.
DEADLY POLICE BRUTALITY AFFECTS NIGERIANS NEAR AND FAR
October 28, 2020 | The Famuan
Adaobi Okolocha, Eniola Bada and Juliana Olodude are three out of the millions of young Nigerians who are currently fighting to end police brutality and violence inflicted upon their community by the ones whose job is to protect it.
HBCU VOTERS GUIDE
October 22, 2020 | Vote.org
Voter guide for Florida's HBCUs. Articles Kailyn Rhone contributed: "Your Vote is Your Voice," and "Be Prepared, Be Heard," and "Who's Who."
CLIMATE CHANGE IS GRAVELY ABSENT FROM THE POLITICAL AGENDA
September 29, 2020 | Journey Magazine
Amidst historic wildfires, floodings and tropical storms raging nationwide, political voices seemingly aren’t raging the same regarding the fight against climate change and saving the planet for future generations. As the nation approaches election season during a global pandemic, climate change has been more crucial than ever as extreme weather events have affected all parts of America.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, SUPREME COURT’S LIBERAL ICON, IS DEAD AT 87
September 19, 2020 | The Famuan
People across the nation mourned en masse following yet another culturally significant death, as Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Supreme Court justice and lifelong champion of women’s rights — died at 87 from pancreatic cancer on Friday night.
‘WAKANDA FOREVER’: THE NATION MOURNS THE LOSS OF CHADWICK BOSEMAN
August 29, 2020 | Journey Magazine
Millions of Black children, adults and even elders worldwide assembled en masse to watch the first-ever African-American superhero, Black Panther, in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018. Now, those same people and more gather to grieve the death and reminisce the legacy of the 43-year-old actor Chadwick Boseman.
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