The Story

After earning my Bachelor's degree in psychology from Nevada State College, I left the U.S. to volunteer with the Peace Corps in Malawi, southeast Africa. However, what was supposed to be two year assignment as an Environment and Food Security Educator was cut short to only 9 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In March of 2020, we were all evacuated and sent back home. If you want a glimpse into my life in Malawi, scroll through the pictures below!

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After returning home to Las Vegas, I decided that I wanted to go back to school to earn a master's degree and have a career that would allow me to do the three things that I love: reading, writing, and traveling. So when I came across the opportunity to study Investigative Journalism at the renowned Cronkite School for Journalism and Mass Communication, it was almost like divine timing. 

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While I'll never shy away from an interesting story, my main interests are writing and reporting on the Black diaspora. Whether it's a Malawian farmer telling us about the effects of climate change on his crops,  to the Afro-Latino explaining the African roots of their traditional dances, to Afro-Caribbeans in places like Jamaica and Belize, the diversity that is Blackness is something that connects the diaspora worldwide, and those beautiful, rich, and deep stories that come along with Blackness deserve to be told. I want to be the one of many journalists who weaves those stories together.