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Nana Brantuo

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Takoma Park
As seen in: PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Okayafrica, Baltimore Times
Covers:  race, gender, arts and culture, politics and policy

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Nana Brantuo’s Biography

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Nana Afua Yeboaa Brantuo, Ph.D. is a writer and scholar-practitioner who reports on race, gender, arts and culture, politics and public policy, with a focus on social policy. Her work draws on interviews, research, and data to examine how policies shape everyday life. Her writing has appeared in Essence, The Hill, PBS NewsHour, and OkayAfrica. She was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, where she is currently based.

Nana Brantuo’s Journalist Portfolio

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From Resilience to Climate Sovereignty: Black Women Create Community-Led Solutions - The Baltimor...

From Resilience to Climate Sovereignty: Black Women Create Community-Led Solutions - The Baltimor...

From the Gulf Coast to the Sahel, they're turning to science and community power to build futures rooted in d…

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How High on the Hog Celebrates African American Foodways

How High on the Hog Celebrates African American Foodways

The book-turned-Netflix-series is an enlightening journey into African American foodways that showcases women…

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Devaluation Of Black Women's Lives And Labor Almost Disappeared Brittney Griner

Devaluation Of Black Women's Lives And Labor Almost Disappeared Brittney Griner

For over five months, Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained in Russia, where she'll remain indefinitel…

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"We're all connected through literature": A Conversation With Sylvia Arthur, the Founder of the L...

"We're all connected through literature": A Conversation With Sylvia Arthur, the Founder of the L...

In the Wake of the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora's inaugural symposium in April, AMAKA speaks to…

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Dr. Samantha Ege Is the Music Historian and Pianist Who's Uncompromising in Her Classical Journey

Dr. Samantha Ege Is the Music Historian and Pianist Who's Uncompromising in Her Classical Journey

Dr. Samantha Ege shares how the work of Florence Price and other Black women composers of the Black Chicago R…

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Ladies First: How Eno Barony's Sophomore Album Showcases Women's Growing Influence on Ghanaian an...

Ladies First: How Eno Barony's Sophomore Album Showcases Women's Growing Influence on Ghanaian an...

A close listen to Ladies First readies listeners for a new chapter of hip hop in Ghana and across Africa, whe…

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How High on the Hog Celebrates African American Foodways

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By Nana Brantuo
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The book-turned-Netflix-series is an enlightening journey into African American foodways that showcases women’s culinary contributions across generations.
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Here’s How Scholar-Activist Dr. Rama Salla Dieng is Championing Feminist Parenting in African Communities 

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By Nana Brantuo
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Dr. Rama Salla Dieng discusses the importance of care work and shares why feminist parenting is critical for Black parents, communities, and culture globally.
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Meet Jaimee A. Swift, the Founder of Black Women Radicals 

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By Nana Brantuo
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Meet Jaimee A. Swift, the Founder of Black Women Radicals
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first freelance gig was with Ayo Mag.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Research skills are invaluable. Continue to refine and utilize them as you build your writing portfolio.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime, I work on a freelance basis and take requests as they come.