Uyiosa Elegon

Uyiosa Elegon is an Edo organizer rooted in Houston, Texas. He is a co-founder of Shift Press, a media organization that provides training and news that encourage local youth civic engagement.

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‘He did not deserve any of this’: Houston mourns man killed by ICE

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‘He did not deserve any of this’: Houston mourns man killed by ICE

Flooding mitigation efforts in Houston waver as police budgets increase

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Flooding mitigation efforts in Houston waver as police budgets increase

‘We deserve to see recovery’: Houston residents demand more government support months after Hurricane Beryl

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‘We deserve to see recovery’: Houston residents demand more government support months after Hurricane Beryl

Weeks after Hurricane Beryl, Black Houston neighborhoods are still recovering

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color photograph of a Black woman sitting on a wooden porch outside looking down at a small bag of food in her lap.