Ijeoma Oluo (; born 1980) is an American writer. She is the author of So You Want to Talk About Race and has written for The Guardian, Jezebel, The Stranger, Medium, and The Establishment, where she was also an editor-at-large.Born in Denton, Texas, and based in Seattle, Washington, in 2015, Oluo was named one of the most influential people in Seattle, and in 2018, she was named one of the 50 most influential women in Seattle. Her writing covers racism, misogynoir, intersectionality, online harassment, the Black Lives Matter movement, economics, parenting, feminism, and social justice.She gained prominence for articles critiquing race and the invisibility of women's voices, like her April 2017 interview with Rachel Dolezal, published in The Stranger.
Ijeoma Oluo | |
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Born | 1980 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Ijeoma Jacobson[3] |
Education | BA political science (2007)[4] |
Alma mater | Western Washington University[5] |
Occupation | Writer |
Notable work | So You Want to Talk About Race |
Spouse(s) | Chad R. Jacobson (married 2001–2005)[6][3] |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Ahamefule J. Oluo (brother)[7] Lindy West (sister in-law)[8] |
She is an American author and writer best known for her New York Times best-selling book So You Want to Talk About Race. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, NBC News, and Elle Magazine, with an emphasis on race and identity, feminism, and social and mental health.
She was born and raised in Denton, Texas but later settled in Seattle, Washington. She has a younger brother named Ahamefule J. Oluo who is a jazz musician.
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She earned her bachelor's degree in 2007 from Western Washington University and began her work in technology and digital marketing before turning to writing in 2012, after Trayvon Martin's death. Her debut book, The Badass Feminist Coloring Book, was self-published in 2015.
She has won several awards and honors for her writing including the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award by the American Humanist Society.
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For her Badass Feminist Coloring Book, she illustrated the portraits of several of her favorite feminists including Kimya Dawson , Hari Kondabolu , and Lindy West .
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● Ijeoma Oluo was born on December 30, 1980 (age 41) in Denton, Texas, United States ● She is a celebrity author
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