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Zinhle Essamuah

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May 2014 | Two of Zinhle’s TEDx videos were chosen as an Editor’s Pick on TED.com | Click here for the article

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february has been filled with powerful stories of strength and resilience 💜 i had such a fun and laughter filled conversation with @angelayee in #DC with the National Association of Black Journalists earlier this month. Angela is a co-host on the popular nationally syndicated talk show, The Breakfast Club. it was such a treat to get to know her, and join student journalists @gw_abj in conversation about Angela’s career path, #blackhistorymonth and being a woman in radio! cheers to good conversations ✨ || #thebreakfastclub @breakfastclubam

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On this day where we celebrate love, I can’t help but think of the people of #Africatown. Descendants of the last known slave ship to arrive in the United States live in Mobile, Alabama. When their ancestors arrived, they formed the small community of Africatown that still exists today. • • I’m so grateful for the individuals you’ll meet in this town, who opened up their homes and lives to us. As it’s #blackhistorymonth, I’ve been thinking about how many of our interviewees in the field celebrated the fact that — of all the media crews to join them, we were the first all-Black camera/field crew to interview them in Alabama. That’s so important. It was a precious time. • • • In their story and history, you will find resilience and a reckoning. In their own words: "We should have a place in history." • • • Grateful for the persistence of our dedicated team: @nancyhan_ @whythoken @rhonflatts @ciara_leone365 @directedbywayne @jgreiff3 @sarryvictoria @shawnbaishan. Story on Twitter @simplyzinhle and coming soon to IGTV @nowthisnews.

Such a fun afternoon with @cheddar talking about why covering underreported stories and communities holistically is important, and why this Black History Month is so unique in the 2020 political climate. Loved 💕chatting with these fierce hosts — thanks for having me! Cheers to February.

Reflecting on this week with a smile - it was so sweet to be the keynote speaker for #MLK Day of Service at @gwuniversity and discuss the legacy and vision of Dr. King. He identified three core evils in our world: Poverty, Racism, and Militarism. We report on those evils daily in the world of news and, as people, we experience the effects of those evils in our lives often. #King had six principles of nonviolence to combat those evils. In my speech, I honed in on two of those principles through the stories of two powerful women in my life: • • —Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate. Nonviolence resists violence of the spirit as well as the body. Nonviolent love is spontaneous, unmotivated, unselfish and creative. • • —Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice. The nonviolent resister has deep faith that justice will eventually win. • • Our daily actions (whether advocating with your neighbors, using our gifts to serve your community/world - and the like...) bring us closer to Dr. King’s “beloved community.” As described by the King Center: “#BelovedCommunity was not devoid of interpersonal, group or international conflict. Instead [King] recognized that conflict was an inevitable part of human experience. But he believed that conflicts could be resolved peacefully through a mutual, determined commitment to nonviolence.” • • 📸: Sydney Gray

weekend wandering = ⚡️

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