Oriaku Njoku
Born1984 or 1985 (age 38–39)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky
OccupationExecutive director
OrganizationNational Network of Abortion Funds

Oriaku Njoku is an American activist for reproductive rights.[1] In 2022, they were appointed executive director of the National Network of Abortion Funds.[1][2][3] Njoku goes by she and they pronouns.[2]

Njoku's parents moved to the U.S. from Nigeria.[2][4] During childhood, Njoku lived in Michigan, Indiana, and Bowling Green, Kentucky.[2][4] They attended the University of Kentucky, where they came out as queer.[2][4]

Njoku co-founded and served as executive director of Access Reproductive Care-Southeast, an abortion fund based in Atlanta.[1][5]

Njoku was included in the Time 100 Next 2022 List.[1]

Publications

  • Thompson, Terri-Ann Monique; Young, Yves-Yvette; Bass, Tanya M; Baker, Stephanie; Njoku, Oriaku; Norwood, Jessica; Simpson, Monica (February 2022). "Racism Runs Through It: Examining The Sexual And Reproductive Health Experience Of Black Women In The South". Health Affairs. 41 (2): 195–202. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01422. PMID 35130060. S2CID 246650969.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Philipps, Busy (September 28, 2022). "Oriaku Njoku is on the TIME100 Next 2022 List". Time. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 González-Ramírez, Andrea (September 26, 2022). "The Abortion Crisis Manager". The Cut. New York. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Feller, Madison (September 30, 2022). "'We're Fighting for a Fighting Chance': Abortion Fund Leaders Reflect on a Summer Without Roe". Elle. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Okeowo, Alexis (October 7, 2019). "Fighting for Abortion Access in the South". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Agbemavor, Jessica (July 15, 2021). "Oriaku Njoku on envisioning a South where reproductive justice is a reality". Facing South. Institute for Southern Studies. Retrieved November 17, 2022.


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