Joy Okot-Okidi

Joy is a running start student at Bellevue College with a passion for social justice. She loves photography, writing poetry, singing and fashion. You can find her spending her time at poetry slams, studying in the library, or jamming out to music.
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Bellevue College (Photo from Flickr by Art Brom)

Hate speech at Bellevue College: Student group demands action

by Joy Okot-Okidi
There have been at least five incidents of hate speech at Bellevue College this year threatening LGBTQ and Muslim students. It's time to take action.
May 23, 2016
"Space Gospel" artist NorvisJr performs at Moshka. (Photo by Joy Okot-Okidi)

Unique U-District venue a hub for groundbreaking black music

by Joy Okot-Okidi
Moksha, a hybrid clothing store and venue on the Ave, is showcasing genre-bending black musicians.
Jun 29, 2015

Young, Black and Beautiful: Voices of the Northwest Black experience

by Joy Okot-Okidi
How do young Black women in the Northwest really think, act, feel and dream?
May 28, 2015
Reagan Jackson, author and founder of Many Voices One Tribe, a travel program for young writers of color. (Photo by Joy Okot-Okidi)

Seattle’s Smartest Global Women: Reagan Jackson

by Joy Okot-Okidi
A lifelong writer brings the power of words to young people of color.
Apr 26, 2015