Olivia Aminatta Jobe

Griots of the Past, Present, and Future

Griots were the storytellers and historians of great kings and warriors. Through their stories, griots have helped generations of Africans know who they are. Olivia is a contemporary griot, and shares her experiences documenting and sharing her family histories and stories. Olivia Aminatta Jobe was born and raised in America by a Black American mother and a Gambian father. She is currently earning a master’s degree in sociology at the University of Oxford. Olivia is a contemporary Griot,...

Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth's Rivers and Mountains Written by Olivia Jobe Edited by Katya Zabelski Illustrated by Maia Walcott Everybody wants to know your story. Where did you come from? How did someone like ...

Abortion Care Is Part of My Faith

I have lived much of my life trying to make my own country comfortable with my presence. But that is difficult to do when I embody so many things that it opposes. As a Muslim woman, my religion is contentious for my fellow Americans.

Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? | Study Guide - Radical in Progress

This study guide was written by Olivia Jobe, edited by Gauri Mande and August DeVore Welles, with contributions by Anica Falcone-Juengert. Trigger Warning: This study guide provides case studies of racialized police violence that may be disturbing to some readers.

The Griot Podcast: Sylvia by The Griot Podcast

A podcast about discovering family histories and stories through the traditional role of a Griot. Other than just storytelling, Griots collect and maintain family histories through oral archives. In this episode, follow along as I find out more about my maternal Grandmother's life, from the projects of Pittsburgh to becoming one of the youngest principles in Philadelphia public schools.

Full House: Family Dynamics of Care in Single Parent and Blended Households During The Covid 19...

“There’s No Place Like Home”: The Physical and Figurative Homeland in The African Diaspora

“All My Life I Had To Fight”: Social Violence Against Black Women in American Society

The Language of Fashion: The Fashion Industry in Dakar

The Language of Fashion: The Fashion Industry in Dakar

The purpose of this study was to explore the fashion industry in Dakar and what that entailed in respect to Senegal’s colonial past. Fashion is defined by the materialistic and western characteristics that it is prescribed to exist in. Fashion in Dakar takes on a personal and mundane existence that seems to be more realistic in its purpose. This research gives a non-western perspective on redefining fashion and is presented through visuals and film. Africa would never be perceived to produce...