I've been reporting and writing since joining my high school newsmagazine in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio since 2011. Since then I've reported at some of the country's biggest dailies writing about:
the fraught relationship between mental health and criminal justice in Nebraska
cultural genocide and the fight for freedom on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
how weak code enforcement allows Omaha landlords to avoid discipline and harm tenants
two Native American mothers in rural Nebraska suing their school district after an employee cuts their daughters’ hair — twice — against the family’s wishes and tribal customs which was published in USA Today and sparked legislative action
Omaha's weak citizen-police oversight board which, as I uncovered, has little power to influence public safety
identifying old neighborhood agreements that prohibited non-white people from living in certain areas of Omaha — research that's been important in other cities for establishing evidence for reperations
how a lack of political action on climate change is pushing young Nebraskans out of the state
how the City of Omaha misuses tax breaks intended for low-income community for private development to bolster existing economic centers.
