Akilah Johnson

National News Reporter at the Washington Post Focusing on Health Disparities, Race & Social Inequality

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Akilah Johnson Biography

Akilah Johnson joined The Washington Post in 2021 as a national reporter exploring the effect of racism and social inequality on health. In prior roles at ProPublica and the Boston Globe she covered the intersection of health, race, politics, and immigration. She shared a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and was Pulitzer finalist as a member of the Globe's Spotlight Team investigation into racism in Boston.

Her reporting has won a number of other national awards including NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, ONA's Knight Award for Public Service, and a National Headliner Award for Journalistic Innovation. Before her time at the Globe, Johnson covered education and public safety for the South Florida Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale. She is a graduate of the University of Miami and alumna of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 06/15/2024.

Akilah Johnson Videos

  • The fight for equity: Reforming health care systems from within ...
    Akilah Johnson* National reporter The Washington Post *SPEAKERS* *Efrén Flores* Associate Chair Equity Inclusion & Community Health Mass ...

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