Allissa talks Gen Z protest on The Nation

I appeared on Jon Wiener’s popular show, “Start Making Sense.” I talked about the leaders of the new school of protesters.

Allissa featured in Harvard's NiemanLab

I talked to NiemanLab’s Hanaa’ Tameez about what I’ve learned about mobile journalism after studying it for the last 10 years.

New journal article: "The Good News"

I’m excited to share a new pub that sprang from the Africana Digital Humanities Fellowship I had at Arizona State University last year.

Allissa to join Columbia U as Tow Fellow

The Tow Center for Digital Journalism has funded my new project, which will explore how the Black Press combats COVID-19 misinformation.

New essay in The Atlantic

This Sunday I wrote a piece for The Atlantic, which called for media outlets to report more humanely on Black victims of police brutality.

Allissa featured in The Guardian

This Sunday I shared my concept of “Black witnessing” with a European audience in an exclusive interview with The Guardian.

Allissa invited to Harvard

Harvard Law School invited me to join its prestigious Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society as a 2020-2021 fellow!

Allissa's New Book Hits #1

This summer, my new book debuted at #1 in the international diplomacy category. Thank you for helping the book go into its second run already!

Allissa offers commentary on MSNBC

I went on-air this weekend to discuss the evolution of Black social justice movements.

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