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Farai Chideya

No Words for America Right Now

I’ve been wanting to write something smart about America, the right kind of smart that touches hearts and enlightens minds. But I don’t…

3 min readNov 6, 2022

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No Words for America Right Now

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Farai Chideya

It’s Bigger than Fox News: Time for Mainstream Journalism to Reckon with Monetizing Disinformation…

“Anti-Black racism is a national security threat.” Those were the simple, direct words of disinformation specialist Mutale Nkonde, CEO of…

7 min readFeb 23, 2021

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Farai Chideya

The Call-to-Whiteness

The Rise of the New White Nationalism and Inadequate Establishment Whiteness Response

21 min readJan 10, 2021

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The Call-to-Whiteness

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Farai Chideya

Our Body Politic: A New Way of Listening to Women of Color

The launch story… and the next level!

8 min readDec 23, 2020

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Our Body Politic: A New Way of Listening to Women of Color

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Farai Chideya

Here’s what I Paid in Taxes in 2019. What Did You Pay?

I’m creator and host of the radio show/podcast Our Body Politic, centering the political and cultural power of Black women and all women…

5 min readSep 28, 2020

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Here’s what I Paid in Taxes in 2019. What Did You Pay?

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Digital Diplomacy

How We Save Our Body Politic

Reflections from a Black Female Journalist on America at the Precipice

20 min readAug 24, 2020

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How We Save Our Body Politic

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The Engaged Journalism Lab

Now is the moment to fund innovation for news equity

In 2020, journalism went from rapid economic disruption to a full-blown existential meltdown.

4 min readAug 12, 2020

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Now is the moment to fund innovation for news equity

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Farai Chideya

To Those Who Saw It Coming, and Those Who Didn’t — Here’s What Might Come Next.

I’m writing this on Juneteenth. This particular day it’s included reflections on how journalism, has often marginalized (not to mention…

4 min readJun 19, 2020

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ZORA

Kamala Harris Did Not Fail

Running for president isn’t easy, especially when race trumps all

6 min readDec 6, 2019

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Kamala Harris Did Not Fail

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Farai Chideya

The Reconstruction of American Journalism in the Age of Culture War

Farai Chideya

21 min readAug 5, 2019

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The Reconstruction of American Journalism in the Age of Culture War

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Farai Chideya

Farai Chideya

Radio show/podcast “Our Body Politic” @ farai.com/our-body-politic. Covered every Presidential election 1996–2020. Books include “The Episodic Career.”

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