Oriaku Njoku Explained
| Oriaku Njoku |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Alma Mater: | University of Kentucky |
| Occupation: | Executive director |
| Organization: | National Network of Abortion Funds |
| Credits: | , which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |
| Works: | , which produces label "Works" --> |
Oriaku Njoku is an American activist for reproductive rights. In 2022, they were appointed executive director of the National Network of Abortion Funds.[2] [3] Njoku goes by she and they pronouns.
Njoku's parents moved to the U.S. from Nigeria.[4] During childhood, Njoku lived in Michigan, Indiana, and Bowling Green, Kentucky. They attended the University of Kentucky, where they came out as queer.
Njoku co-founded and served as executive director of Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, an abortion fund based in Atlanta.[5]
Njoku was included in the Time 100 Next 2022 List.
Publications
- Thompson . Terri-Ann Monique . Young . Yves-Yvette . Bass . Tanya M . Baker . Stephanie . Njoku . Oriaku . Norwood . Jessica . Simpson . Monica . Racism Runs Through It: Examining The Sexual And Reproductive Health Experience Of Black Women In The South . . February 2022 . 41 . 2 . 195–202 . 10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01422 . 35130060 . 246650969 . free .
Notes and References
- Philipps . Busy . Oriaku Njoku is on the TIME100 Next 2022 List . November 17, 2022 . . September 28, 2022.
- News: González-Ramírez . Andrea . The Abortion Crisis Manager . November 17, 2022 . . . September 26, 2022.
- News: Feller . Madison . 'We're Fighting for a Fighting Chance': Abortion Fund Leaders Reflect on a Summer Without Roe . November 17, 2022 . . September 30, 2022.
- Okeowo . Alexis . Fighting for Abortion Access in the South . November 17, 2022 . . October 7, 2019.
- News: Agbemavor . Jessica . Oriaku Njoku on envisioning a South where reproductive justice is a reality . November 17, 2022 . . . July 15, 2021.
