Kahwit Tela

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Freelance Journalist and Writer, Freelance

Minneapolis-St.Paul, Nashville, Washington, D.C.

Arts and Entertainment, Ethiopia, Opinion and Editorial, Travel, World

As seen in: NPR, Substack, Flipboard, Health News Florida, The Grammy Awards, WLRN-FM (Miami, FL), KPBS-TV (San Diego, CA), KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA), NewsBreak, WUSF-FM (Tampa, FL) and

Covers: Pop Culture, Music, Human Rights/Social Justice

freelance writer, zinester, black punk, pop culture lover, human rights advocate | ✉️: k8tela@gmail.com | ✏️: @NPR , @AltPress, @NashvilleScene, + more

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Year in Music 2022: Top Local Albums Critics' Poll

Using a highly scientific formula (read: spreadsheet) concocted back in 2010, the Scene has once again tabula…

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How HBCU Marching Band Aristocrat Of Bands Made History At The 2023 GRAMMYs

By blending gospel and marching band music, Tennessee State University's marching band created a GRAMMY-winni…

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Being a Hardcore Rock fan and a Person of Color

An Op-ed about my experience as a black fan of rock music

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The Fate of Black Lives in The Digital Age

In my personal essay for This Wonderful World, I discuss about the civil unrest in 2020 and amplification of …

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La Technologie Sanguine: The Conflict of Conflict Minerals

The article discusses the use of conflict minerals in DR Congo

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What Now: After George Floyd

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Put The Past Away #3

Feb 25, 2026 |

By Kahwit Tela

| Substack

Now Playing: Third Eye Blind's Jumper (1997) (TW: Suicide Loss) I have a confession to make: I'm not the biggest fan of the month of February. It's not because Valentine's Day or anything. Rather, this month reminds me of my late friend. Twelve years ago on this date, I lost a friend of mine to suicide and bullying. We met our freshman year of high school, back when things seemed so bright and new. To be honest, it felt like fate that we interacted with each other so much.

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Tariffs or ‘Shrinkflation’ Affecting Thanksgiving Meals in America

Nov 25, 2025 |

By Kahwit Tela

| World at Large

0 0 Read Time:3 Minute, 37 Second Tariffs will affect traditional food staples at a typical Thanksgiving meal this holiday season. According to an analysis by Michigan State University, food economist David Ortega discusses how every staple for a Thanksgiving meal will be more expensive this year. “After a period of cooling inflation, food price increases have begun to accelerate again in recent months,” said Ortega in the analysis.

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Late Edits to Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Mirror Drastic Changes Made by Netanyahu at Oslo

Oct 07, 2025 |

By Kahwit Tela

| World at Large

0 0 Read Time:5 Minute, 58 Second On September 29th, President Trump announced, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a ceasefire plan to end Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. Trump gave the Palestinian Militant group, Hamas, until Sunday to give in to the peace plans or else. “If this LAST CHANCE agreement is not reached, all HELL, like no one has ever seen before, will break out against Hamas.” Trump posted on Truth Social. “THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST ONE WAY OR THE OTHER”.

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What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Phone, Recorder, Notepad

Why did you become a journalist?

I want to amplify the stories of folks from historically marginalized communities