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Nov 20, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Alex Buchanan |Elena Wilson
By Alex Buchanan/Missourian,By Elena Wilson When it comes to pursuing education, the barriers for low-income and first-generation students are more complicated. That's where Flourish and Mel Constantine Miseo step in to help. Flourish is a nonprofit organization connecting primarily at-risk youth to housing, internship programs, scholarships and social services to break down barriers to career opportunities and aid in upward mobility.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Elena Wilson
Tensions between Black Nashvillians and city officials are rising as Metro Nashville Police Department faces public outrage for its internal affairs and relationship with the community.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
tennessean.com | Elena Wilson
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the dangers of idolizing Kamala Harris and dismissing her critics following her bid for president. Harris is not a perfect presidential candidate. This is a truth many knew but were avoiding in the excitement of the new Democratic ticket. The honeymoon is over. At Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Elena Wilson
Over the last few weeks, and especially in the last few days since announcing her candidacy for president, there has been a total rebranding of Kamala Harris amongst Gen Z and Millennial voters from the funny, but generally disliked, in-the-background vice president, to a charismatic, progressive girl-boss.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
tennessean.com | Elena Wilson
Elena Wilson is a summer intern on The Tennessean's opinion and engagement journalism team. She is a rising senior and journalism major at University of Missouri. For two weeks in a row, a neo-Nazi group shamelessly marched down Broadway. On Sunday, July 14, the group wore shirts that read "Pro-White" and "Whites Against Replacement," while carrying swastika flags and harassing pedestrians downtown.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
tennessean.com | Elena Wilson
The transit referendum is only half the battle to protecting Black and Brown communities; police reform will take it all the way. Elena Wilson is a summer intern on The Tennessean's opinion and engagement journalism team. She is a rising senior and journalism major at University of Missouri. As a daily bus rider, I am very pro-transit. I have spoken about the benefits of Mayor Freddie O'Connell's "Choose How You Move" transit referendum before. However, I am also pro-police accountability.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
tennessean.com | Elena Wilson
Fellow Nashville native Stokes Nielson is seeking to honor her legacy nearly a century after she was arrested, but this is a small step toward equity. Elena Wilson is a summer intern on The Tennessean's opinion and engagement journalism team. She is a rising senior and journalism major at University of Missouri. In 1921, 17-year-old Edna Smith boarded a city streetcar in Nashville on what was known as the Broadway and West End Line.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
tennessean.com | Elena Wilson
Elena Wilson is a summer intern on The Tennessean's opinion and engagement journalism team. She is a rising senior and journalism major at University of Missouri. When I ride public transit through the streets of Nashville, I see a city filled with characteristic charm, blooming with potential, but that potential cannot be tapped unless Nashvillians embrace transit reform. Nashville can be a green, sustainable city, with lowered emissions.
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Apr 22, 2024 | 
maconhomepress.com | Elena Wilson
BY ELENA WILSONMISSOURI NEWS NETWORKWhile there have been some improvements to Missouri’s drought conditions, the state is still drier than last year, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drought Assessment Committee has reported. The committee met Wednesday to discuss drought updates from March and long-term predictions for the summer. Missouri is entering its third year of drought-like conditions statewide, said Zachary Leasor, a state climatologist with MU Extension.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
lewispnj.com | Elena Wilson
BY ELENA WILSONMISSOURI NEWS NETWORKWhile there have been some improvements to Missouri’s drought conditions, the state is still drier than last year, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Drought Assessment Committee has reported. The committee met Wednesday to discuss drought updates from March and long-term predictions for the summer. Missouri is entering its third year of drought-like conditions statewide, said Zachary Leasor, a state climatologist with MU Extension.
