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Hi. I’m Grace Asiegbu

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Change Agents S6, E1

This episode follows Emma Yaaka, a Ugandan refugee who arrived in the U.S. in 2017 and built a life centered on advocacy and community care. He shares his journey fleeing violence as a queer man, surviving displacement in Kenya, and starting over in the U.S. with almost nothing.

Name-change law used to target women running for judge

Ashonta C. Rice’s name was removed from the Cook County ballot under a 2007 law intended to prevent candidates from using name changes to deceive voters. She’s not the first, and some say the law has been used as a political weapon against female candidates instead.

Homecoming

Every year, about 20,000 people leave Illinois prisons. Two in five will return to prison within three years. State and local officials want to stop this tragic and expensive cycle.

For the Plot 💌

For the Plot is a newsletter about growing up — and figuring out who we’re becoming — as Black women juggling friendship, careers, and identity while life does its thing. Doing it for the plot isn’t always just a joke. Sometimes, it’s a lifeline.

024: Mothers are Women, Too

Love letters to those who survived, those who didn’t, and those who aren’t here yet.

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022: I Support Women’s Wrongs

We contain multitudes. Some of them are messy.

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018: The Joys of Loving a Baddie

Girlfriends, grooviness, and the courage to want.

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012: Parasocial Activity

When proximity isn’t love.

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Social Media & Content Creation

How to source an article

There’s been a lot of #discourse about the falling literacy rates in the average American, but in all the lamentations, I haven’t seen a lot of teaching. In my series Read Like a Reporter, I break down foundational journalism skills and how to apply them when you’re reading articles online.

Change Agents the Podcast

Social media content for season 6 of Change Agents, a podcast covering immigration and refugee resettlement.

Valentine’s Day 2026

Social media content for the Chicago Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

LawyHer Loading Logo

Branded motion graphic created for the LawyHer Fellowship, a free LSAT prep, study, and mentorship program for aspiring women lawyers.

Sweetest Day 2025

Social media content for the Chicago Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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