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Aaricka Washington

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  • None, AfroLA, Freelance
  • National K-12 and Higher Education Reporter, Freelance
  • Audience Development and Social Media Producer, AfroLA
  • Freelance Writer, California State University, Northridge
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As seen in: AfroLA, MSN, The New York Times, Business Insider, The Guardian, The Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, The Seattle Times, Constant Contact, Austin American-Statesman, AOL UK and
Covers:  science, care of children and elderly, culture., culture, education, art
Journalist | Words: @nytimes, @time, @pbsnewshour @laist @chalkbeat @statesman | former school teacher | california girl Likes/Retweets ≠ endorsements

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Multimedia Journalist. IU Hoosier Class of 2014. IDS Beat Reporter. NABJ-IUB President Elect. Aspiring World Traveler and People Inspirer.

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Aaricka Washington is a 21-year-old junior currently attending Indiana University in Bloomington. Ever since …

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Mental Health Is Real Wealth: how Black men prioritize healing ‘in this white world’

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| AOL UK Verified
Desmond Carter is on a mission to save the lives of Black men. Carter, founder of Mental Health Is Real Wealth, leads a bi-monthly mental health group in Los Angeles’ Leimert Park neighborhood, and on a recent Thursday, 15 Black men gathered inside a conference room without pressure and without women. As the men walked in, they dapped each other up and leaned in for an embrace.
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Special Olympics Texas Summer Games Bring Joy and Inclusivity to All

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By Aaricka Washington Verified
| Dallas Weekly Verified
Overview: Toyota Motor North America is a year-round sponsor and partner of the Special Olympics, helping to promote sportsmanship and love of the game. The Special Olympics provides sports training and athletic competition opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, improving their physical fitness and developing lifelong friendships. Athlete Tony Trojcak, who has competed in the games for 25 years, is a testament to the positive impact of the games.
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This nonprofit is bringing Black teachers back to New Orleans

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| Afro-American Newspapers Verified
In the two decades since Hurricane Katrina drowned the city and its public school system, the story of K-12 education in New Orleans has gone something like this: nothing good happened until charter schools, and White reformers, showed up. But Adrinda Kelly, a New Orleans native, knows that’s not the whole story. The public school teachers she had growing up — most of them Black women — helped prepare her for Harvard University.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing about the world around me as a child.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Hahaha. Yes. Once or Twice. I played with my 90 year old grandmother's typewriter. Coolest invention ever.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Passion. Drive. Storytelling. Doing what most are afraid of doing: Telling the God honest truth.
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