Ijeoma Oluo
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Ijeoma Oluo (/iˈdʒoʊmə oʊˈluːoʊ/; born 1980) is an American writer. She is the author of So You Want to Talk About Race[10] and has written for The Guardian, Jezebel, The Stranger, Medium, and The Establishment, where she was also an editor-at-large.[11]
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Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
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 | Gabriel Teodros[6][7] |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Ahamefule J. Oluo (brother)[8] Lindy West (sister in-law)[9] |
Born in Denton, Texas, and based in Seattle, Washington, in 2015, Oluo was named one of the most influential people in Seattle,[12] and in 2018, she was named one of the 50 most influential women in Seattle.[13] Her writing covers racism, misogynoir, intersectionality, online harassment, the Black Lives Matter movement, economics, parenting, feminism, and social justice.[10][14]
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.[15][16][17][18]