Erica Ayisi on 'The Highs & Lows: Reporting on the African Diaspora as a Freelance Journalist' at Boston University

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Pulitzer Center grantee Erica Ayisi will visit Boston University on April 10 and 11 to speak with students on “The Highs & Lows: Reporting on the African Diaspora as a Freelance Journalist.”

Ayisi is an international freelance journalist focusing on human feature stories. Her work has appeared in Mongabay, The Root, ESSENCE, Lonely Planet, Afroelle Magazine, xoNecole, and on NBC News, Rhode Island PBS Weekly, and other media outlets.

Ayisi’s Pulitzer Center-supported project Swallowed by Sea investigates the impact of climate change on coastal communities in Ghana. Her project If This Hair Could Talk dives into ethical sourcing of human hair extensions within the Cambodian and American human hair trade industry.