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Uchechi Kalu was born in South Carolina and her parents were born in Nigeria. She is a senior at Princeton University. She concentrates in Near Eastern Studies, with a minor in Arabic Language and Culture. Uchechi was born in South Carolina, but currently works as an editorial intern for PolicyMic.com in New York City. Upon graduating, she plans to move to Palestine. But hopes to one day become a successful author. Outside of writing, Uchechi’s interests include theater, all kinds of music, and globetrotting. You can find her work on the web at PolicyMic.
During our conversation, Ms. Kalu talks about her article, White America, It’s Your Turn to Talk About Race, This Black Woman is Tired and these other subjects:
– How did she start writing for Policy Mic
– The meaning of her first name
– How her parents stressed education when she was growing up
– Why did she choose to study Middle East culture in college and what did her parents think about that
– The story behind the article and how she came up with the title of her article
– Her thoughts on the state of race in America
– Her concerns with most media
– Her thoughts on Black crime in America
– Her thoughts on what needs to be done to improve Black America
– The reaction to the article
– What can done improve the state of race in America
– Her thoughts on how Barack Obama is handling the subject of race
– The lack of discussions about race that she has with others
– Her message to White America about racism
– Her message to Black America, Black American women about racism
– What she is up to next
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