Adaobi Nwatu

Journalist, Contributor, Feature Writer

United States

Adaobi Nwatu is a multidisciplinary writer, editor, and creative currently studying Data Sciences for Political Science and Journalism at American University.

Their work spans editorial writing, photography, and digital media, with pieces featured in The Blackprint Magazine, EGO Magazine, HOMIES Literary Magazine and many more. Nwatu’s creative approach blends sharp analysis with visual storytelling, informed by their experiences in grassroots organizing and public interest communications.

Through their roles in media, policy institutes, and nonprofit spaces, they explore how narratives can shift public perception and influence social change. Whether they are curating a visual shoot or unpacking the politics of pop culture, Myles is committed to telling stories that inform, inspire, and disrupt.

Portfolio

News & Politics

District
12/08/2025
Meme culture and micro-aggressions

AU Students speak on digital blackface and its effects on their social media usage. By Adaobi Nwatu Scrolling past rage-bait content was a common habit for Sela Quiniones. She would laugh and move onto the next video. Yet Instagram and TikTok's changes to its community guidelines had Quiniones reconsider her social-media consumption.

COMM-270: How News Media Shaped History
12/04/2025
To Cover or Not to Cover, That is the Sensational Question

Colorado Congressman Jason Crow announced the beginnings of the No Political Enemies (NOPE) Act, a piece of legislation that's determined to defend against federal attacks on First Amendment speech protections. The NOPE Act is one of the...

GEN-ZiNE
02/27/2025
Beware the Billionaires: an Ode to Journalists & the Public

Earlier this year, CBS News released an article discussing how Meta is following in X's footsteps of replacing the formal fact-checking process with community-based notes. Where did community notes even come from? What was their purpose? In January 2021, X, formerly known as Twitter, l

Culture

OFF BLXXK Magazine
01/23/2026
Fanzines: For Nerds, By Nerds - OFF BLXXK Magazine

Zines are defined as, "a small circulation print or online publication that is produced through noncommercial means and is meant to appeal to a niche audience." Whether it's the surrealists critiquing the bourgeois in the 1920s, Star Trek geeks coming together in the 1930s, comics in the 1960s or p

Uncle Sam Wants YOU to TIGHTEN UP! - The Blackprint
Uncle Sam Wants YOU to TIGHTEN UP!

The Super Bowl 59 Halftime show should be considered the final nail in the coffin of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef. However, that was only one layer of the halftime show.

Course Essays

HIST-215: Social Forces that Shaped America
In Defense of Dred Scott: Revisiting Black Political Autonomy in the Modern Day

Introduction: A Plea to the Supreme Court Black Americans were stolen across the African and Caribbean diaspora to labor for a country that fails to acknowledge their humanity and uses their population as a political token; yet, what does the Black community have to show for its interests? A step toward judicial reform is a step toward ratifying the atrocities Black Americans face daily.

GOVT-210: Political Power & American Public Policy
Fear of Education in the Digital Age: The Intersection Between AI, Tech Policy, & Education

The modern world is entering a technological revolution. Every day, there is something new to discover about the computer science industry, whether it be advancements in generative AI, investing in alternative power supplies, or reimagining what accessibility in these spaces looks like. However, as technology develops, it's essential to consider its implications for American citizens, the educational system, and the future.