Oriaku Njoku
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American activist
Oriaku Njoku | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky |
| Occupation | Executive director |
| Organization | National Network of Abortion Funds |
Oriaku Njoku is an American activist for reproductive rights.[1] In 2022, they were appointed executive director of the National Network of Abortion Funds.[1] [2] [3] Njoku goes by she and they pronouns.[2]
Njoku's parents moved to the U.S. from Nigeria.[2] [4] During childhood, Njoku lived in Michigan, Indiana, and Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2] [4] They attended the University of Kentucky, where they came out as queer.[2] [4]
Njoku co-founded and served as executive director of Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, an abortion fund based in Atlanta.[1] [5]
Njoku was included in the Time 100 Next 2022 List.[1]
Publications
[edit ]- Thompson, Terri-Ann Monique; Young, Yves-Yvette; Bass, Tanya M; Baker, Stephanie; Njoku, Oriaku; Norwood, Jessica; Simpson, Monica (February 2022). "Racism Runs Through It: Examining The Sexual And Reproductive Health Experience Of Black Women In The South". Health Affairs . 41 (2): 195–202. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01422 . PMID 35130060. S2CID 246650969.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e Philipps, Busy (September 28, 2022). "Oriaku Njoku is on the TIME100 Next 2022 List". Time . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e González-Ramírez, Andrea (September 26, 2022). "The Abortion Crisis Manager". The Cut . New York . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ Feller, Madison (September 30, 2022). "'We're Fighting for a Fighting Chance': Abortion Fund Leaders Reflect on a Summer Without Roe". Elle . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c Okeowo, Alexis (October 7, 2019). "Fighting for Abortion Access in the South". The New Yorker . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ Agbemavor, Jessica (July 15, 2021). "Oriaku Njoku on envisioning a South where reproductive justice is a reality". Facing South . Institute for Southern Studies . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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