Laura Kebede-Twumasi

Just after attending #AEJMC24 panel "Studying the Past through Modern Podcasting," I found out "Civil Wrongs: The Memphis Massacre" that was produced by my students in spring 2023 is a finalist for Online News Association Student Journalism Award! #OJA24 awards.journalists.org/2024/08/09/ona…

Outrageous, heartbreaking and maddening reporting by @cassandrajar on the "horrific" preventable death of Josseli Barnica. An absolute must read. propublica.org/article/jossel…

New: Guns haunted two friends’ childhoods. Now they navigate a world awash in them. dailymemphian.com/section/metrop…

From a pool of 931 applications whittled down to 205! Incredibly excited for the impact that will be produced at @psr_memphis because of this grant.

MATA's proposed cuts to bus routes will leave people stranded // via @psr_memphis' Erika Konig psrmemphis.org/bus-riders-say…

Three former Memphis police officers have been found guilty of various charges in the Tyre Nichols trial. Only Demetrius Haley was guilty of civil rights violations, but a lesser charge that said the force didn’t result in Nichols’ death. commercialappeal.com/story/news/loc…

@aarickawash Hugs. There’s always a retreat for you in Memphis 🩵 And I agree with @monicarhor: give yourself grace.

I seriously need to change my life. I’m so tired of always feeling lonely and alone.

Super excited to announce that Civil Wrongs Season 4 is now live! I had so much fun last semester working on this project, and I'm so glad I finally get to share it. psrmemphis.org/civil-wrongs-p… @psr_memphis #Elaine #TheElaineMassacre1919

Listen to the newly released season of Civil Wrongs to learn more. psrmemphis.org/civil-wrongs-p…

What happened next ballooned into one of the deadliest race massacres in American history that is not widely known. Descendants of victims and survivors say the massacre’s effect is still felt in Elaine, Arkansas.

On this day in 1919, Black farmers in eastern Arkansas gathered for a union meeting that they knew was a threat to power structures looking to maintain racial hierarchy and cheap labor. Two law enforcement officers showed up and a shootout left one of them dead.

Our @Report4America program’s recent reporting project, “Agents of Change" includes stories from: @kebedefaith of @psr_memphis @GabriellaPaul8 of @WUSF @BriHatch1 of @WYPR @LucilleLannigan of @Albany_Herald @civillalonga of @Record_Journal 🗞️ 👇 thegroundtruthproject.org/projects/agent…

I have enjoyed getting to know the folks at Weakley County Reconciliation Project and the ups and downs of this really important work. This story is a collaboration with @Report4America psrmemphis.org/reconciliation…

'My family died in front of my eyes’: Harrowing tales from a Myanmar massacre bbc.in/4dSboaH

Remember when M&Ms slogan was “melt in your mouth, not in your hands” when *everyone* knew they melt in your hands? Wild times.

So excited about @psr_memphis grant from @ScrippsHowardFd to start an open-source investigative reporting program at @MemphisJRSM! If you’re at #AEJMC24, find me to talk about our upcoming visual investigations position editorandpublisher.com/stories/scripp…

@jhollymc @GreenEyeshades_ @TeresaMWalker @marta_w_aldrich @ChalkbeatTN Congrats @marta_w_aldrich!!

Re: @GreenEyeshades_ : congratulations as well to my friend @TeresaMWalker, the sports queen of Tennessee, and @marta_w_aldrich of @ChalkbeatTN for hauling in a couple of awards.

Great work, all! 👏🏽

@sjfalard I love Authory. They automatically pull your stories from websites you tell them to and save them as PDFs in case the site ever disappears (which sadly, is not unheard of) Mine is here: authory.com/laurakebedetwu…

what are the cool kids using to host their portfolio sites these days? is squarespace still that girl? have we moved on? let a millennial creative know

@itsjamesherring This is actually brilliant