Alicia (pronouns: they/she) is a proud Southerner, community organizer and media-transformation doula working at the intersections of Afrofuturist imagination, journalism, land, food and all the spaces in between. At Free Press, Alicia dreams, strategizes and organizes to win media reparations and to create a media ecosystem where everyone can thrive, ideally much earlier than the year 2070. They’ve arrived where they are via a path that includes electoral organizing in North Carolina, parent, student and youth organizing in New York, and housing, health and police-accountability organizing in Oakland. Alicia is also a parent, a member of a local gardening collective and a lover of big bodies of nature.
Expert Analysis
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How do journalists tell the story of this time? By speaking truth to power. And the story of COVID-19 is dangerously incomplete without an analysis of racial justice.
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After years of experimenting with how organizing can be used to promote, strengthen and shape local journalism, we developed a guide for newsrooms and reporters.
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Thousands of North Carolina teachers are striking on May 16. This is an opportunity for journalists to tell stories that go beyond the day of action.
News
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After a long history of anti-Black prejudice in media, what would reparations look like?
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One of the highlights was the discussion “Dismantling Systemic Racism,” with women of color demanding more action to make the media more inclusive.
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From the smallest single-person newsroom to the largest media conglomerate, journalists are grappling with how to address prejudice inside the industry.
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Journalism must not only be saved, but redeemed.
Stories
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Free Press’ News Voices: North Carolina project has engaged people as partners in journalism rather than parties to a transaction. Here’s how we’ve made it happen.
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Community members and reporters joined together at a gathering exploring how local coverage can better amplify the full gender spectrum in Charlotte.
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Residents helped lead a gathering about ways local media can strengthen Black community.
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On a beautiful Carolina night, a group of 30 Charlotteans gathered to talk about the news and information the city needs around immigration.
