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Karen Attiah

Founder
Resistance Studies Series

Karen Attiah is an award-winning journalist, editor, and global thought leader whose work explores the intersections of race, culture, gender, media, and international affairs. Born and raised in DeSoto, Texas to a Nigerian-Ghanaian mother and Ghanaian father, her commitment to international storytelling and human rights was ignited at 19 during a formative summer studying in Spain.

A graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and Northwestern University, Attiah is a former adjunct lecturer at Columbia, where she brought global expertise and academic rigor to her teaching. A former Fulbright Scholar to Ghana, she has reported from across the world, including Nigeria, Germany, and Curaçao. Her commentary and reporting have appeared in major international outlets such as the Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and Voice of America.

Attiah was formerly a columnist for The Washington Post and holds an honorary doctorate in journalism from Dickinson College.

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