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Ashaki “Nzingha” Thompson-Hall

Former Audience Fellow

Ashaki “Nzingha” Thompson-Hall is a former Frances Ellen Watkins Harper audience fellow. Before The 19th, she was co-producer and head writer of The Panel ATL podcast and had bylines in Scalawag Magazine, Canopy Atlanta and The Guardian UK. She is a graduate of Beloit College and the Morehouse School of Medicine.

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Past articles by Ashaki “Nzingha” Thompson-Hall

The 19th’s fellows reflect on the meaning of freedom in honor of Juneteenth

The federal holiday is a call to action, a source of pride and a reason for hope, our fellows write.

Rebekah Barber, Katherine Gilyard, Daja E. Henry, Ashaki “Nzingha” Thompson-Hall · June 16, 2023
Reflection: The 19th's audience fellow on highlighting historic firsts

Audience fellow Nzingha Thompson-Hall reflects on what she's learned as a part of the 19th's audience engagement team.

Ashaki “Nzingha” Thompson-Hall · May 18, 2023
‘We are all bound up together’: The 19th’s fellows on the life and legacy of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

On the anniversary of her passing, The 19th's fellows honor the “mother of African American journalism,” who our HBCU fellowship is named for.

Rebekah Barber, Daja E. Henry, Katherine Gilyard, Ashaki “Nzingha” Thompson-Hall · February 22, 2023