Articles · No. 02-03 (2021): CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 2 & 3, 2021 · Pages 53-59

The Danger of ADOS: How Disinformation Campaigns Threaten Reparations and Pan-African Movements through Digital Media

  • Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor
    Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor National Black Cultural Information TrustWashington DC, USA
    Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor is a reparationist and multicultural communications specialist based in the Washington, DC area. Aiwuyor is the founder of the National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. NBCI Trust shares cultural information, stories, and resources that...
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  • Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor, National Black Cultural Information TrustWashington DC, USA

    Jessica Ann Mitchell Aiwuyor is a reparationist and multicultural communications specialist based in the Washington, DC area. Aiwuyor is the founder of the National Black Cultural Information Trust, Inc. NBCI Trust shares cultural information, stories, and resources that uplift the collective freedom of Black communities, while correcting cultural misinformation.

    In her past role as the Associate Director of Communications at the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), Aiwuyor spearheaded strategic communications for federal housing discrimination lawsuits against Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and Facebook Inc. She also led communications efforts in NFHA’s federal lawsuit against the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) concerning the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule. Additionally, Aiwuyor led communications for state lawsuits concerning race, color, familial status, and source of income housing discrimination. She was also a founding staff member of DC-based social justice PR firm, Megaphone Strategies.

    J.A.M. Aiwuyor has a bachelor’s degree in African World Studies from Fort Valley State University. She has a Master of Arts in Pan African Studies from the African American Studies Department of Syracuse University and a Master of Science in Public Relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, also at Syracuse University.

    In addition to her work with national organizations and firms, J.A.M. Aiwuyor serves as the Communications Chair for the Pan African Congress, North American Delegation. She’s also a member of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America and a member of the Case For Reparations Advisory Committee, an initiative of Liberated Capital's Decolonizing Wealth Fund.

    She frequently appears on national media discussing disinformation targeting Black communities, African American cultural heritage and ethnicity, social justice issues, Pan Africanism, and reparations for Descendants of Africans Enslaved in the United States. Additionally, J.A.M. teaches about African American history and culture through her growing TikTok following.

    She also publishes books celebrating Black life and culture with her publishing company, Our Legaci Press. Additionally, Aiwuyor is a leader and advocate for multicultural digital media. She is the founder of Black Bloggers Connect, the first social network dedicated to supporting Black bloggers around the world, and founder the Blogger Week Un/Conference, a multi-cultural social media networking conference held yearly in Washington, DC.

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