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Advocacy and rights writer

Sarah Okafor

Sarah covers Indigenous rights movements, treaty law and political advocacy. She has reported on campaigns from Standing Rock to mascot reform and writes about the practical work of building coalitions.

Abandoned uranium mine infrastructure on arid land near a Native American reservation Environment

Uranium: The Demon Mineral

The story of uranium on Indigenous land is inseparable from the story of the United States nuclear weapons programme.

Sarah OkaforSep 16, 20265 min read
Fans and advocates celebrating outside a Cleveland stadium after the team name change announcement Advocacy

The Cleveland Baseball Team Renaming

When the Cleveland Guardians took the field for the first time under that name in April 2022, it marked the end of a campaign...

Sarah OkaforSep 16, 20265 min read