
Akilah Johnson
Health and Science Reporter at The Washington Post
Now: @washingtonpost health & science Then: @propublica DC @JSKstanford @BostonGlobe @SunSentinel. Always: Telling untold stories. she/her 💙🐩💛
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1 week ago |
adn.com | Akilah Johnson |Scott Clement
It’s been five years since George Floyd’s murder by Minnesota police officers - nine minutes and 29 seconds captured on video and broadcast around the globe, an inflection point in America’s centuries-old struggle with racism. Floyd’s death ushered in what many called a “racial reckoning.”Much of the national conversation on race curved toward police reform, health equity and the racial wealth gap.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Akilah Johnson |Scott Clement
Much of the ‘racial reckoning’ efforts after Floyd’s murder never emerged (washingtonpost.com) Much of the ‘racial reckoning’ efforts after Floyd’s murder never emerged By Akilah Johnson; Scott Clement 2025052410004200 It's been five years since George Floyd's murder by Minnesota police officers — nine minutes and 29 seconds captured on video and broadcast around the globe, an inflection point in America's centuries-old struggle with racism.
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Oct 15, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Akilah Johnson |McKenzie Beard
Listen9 minShareCommentSaveHi and hello! My name is Akilah Johnson, a national health reporter at The Post who covers the way racism and social inequality affect health. Recently, I wrote a story about the ways the movement to abolish DEI are threatening health equity efforts.
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Oct 11, 2024 |
malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Akilah Johnson
David R. Williams and Rachel Hardeman are population health researchers at different universities with one thing in common: Both have been added to a right-wing “watch list” for teaching about and researching the ways racism affects health.
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Oct 11, 2024 |
msn.com | Akilah Johnson
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My latest👉🏾Racism was called a health threat. Then came the DEI backlash. https://t.co/KzNcuyNFcB

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