Edwin Okong'o

Edwin Okong'o
Name: Edwin Okong'o
Organization / Company: New America Media
Edwin Okong’o is a Kenyan-born writer, journalist, humorist and satirist. He is an editor at New America Media, the largest news service and coalition of ethnic media in the United States. He holds a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley.  Okong'o is also a reporter for FRONTLINE/World, where he won a 2009 People's Voice Webby Award for his documentary, Kenya: Sweet Home, Obama.  For more of his commentary visit his blog, Our Man in America.
Edwin's articles

Why Ugandans Embrace U.S. Christian Right's Anti-Gay Agenda

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by Edwin Okong'o, New America Media

January 13, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

American religious right-wingers are flocking to Africa and are having more success in passing new legislation criminalizing homosexuality there than they are having in the United States. The most vicious of those laws is in Uganda.
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The NYT Issue on Women: An African Man's Perspective

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by Edwin Okong'o, New America Media

September 8, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

We, the people of the developing world, complain about unfair and inaccurate reporting by Western journalists because we know how differently stories might have turned out if they had consulted the experts among us.
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Edwin's comments
This is not a gender war on The NYT Issue on Women: An African Man's Perspective
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A Modest Correction on The NYT Issue on Women: An African Man's Perspective
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Set Emotions Aside, Jo on The NYT Issue on Women: An African Man's Perspective
2 years 21 weeks ago
Not Quite a Disagreement on The NYT Issue on Women: An African Man's Perspective
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