Olivia Lewis

Writer + researcher. Bylines in your local news and google searches. Southern raised, midwest chillin. @_HamptonU + @UMich alumna

[Michigan Football @UMichFootball]

IT’S GREAT TO BE A MICHIGAN WOLVERINE!

#GoBlue

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

Great story by ⁦@Micah_walker701⁩ on Detroit’s Blue Bird Inn ⁦@BridgeDet313⁩ https://t.co/Sx8bJ71jcx

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

You should be concerned.
900,000 nurses are projected to leave the industry by 2030.
https://t.co/2Jz8x25BDg

[Serena Maria Daniels 🌽 @serenamaria36]

I got the low-down on last weekend’s opening of Whatcha Wanna Eat, believed to be the first-ever Black-owned food hall in Detroit. The couple that opened it already own several food businesses on Six Mile. My latest scoop for @EaterDetroit! 🍗 🧇 🍖 🍨

https://t.co/2OFlHH23PN

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

I visited #Minnesota last month to speak with amputees from the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war.
Their injuries are awful. The work the Protez Foundation is doing gives them hope. ⁦@DirectRelief⁩ https://t.co/sNpQHphDSx

[Micah Walker @Micah_walker701]

“I’m thankful for being able to talk to my wife and kids,” Renard Wilson said. “It’s a very high, intense situation for a lot of people and that’s the other piece– there are lots of people in there taking classes and working.”
By @TheWrittenPeace
https://t.co/lwj8mAjHbC

[Orlando P. Bailey @orlandopbailey]

Phil showing some love to our story on @BridgeDet313 by our OG @TheWrittenPeace

[Micah Walker @Micah_walker701]

Covered the vigil for Wynter Cole-Smith tonight. There was a large turnout of residents, activists and family members. People who spoke included Pastor Maurice “Mo” Hardwick, Coleman Young II and after the vigil, Wynter’s grandfather Almount Smith. Update TK @BridgeDet313

[Micah Walker @Micah_walker701]

Detroit Future City released two June reports –Black Homebuyer Demand and Home Sales in Detroit – that show Detroit’s housing market has stabilized. The city now leads the region in demand for mortgages from Black middle-class homebuyers.
@TheWrittenPeace
https://t.co/dSm6r1WKIN

[ChristineFerretti_Det @cferretti_Det]

Black residents are reclaiming the housing market in Detroit

"I’m going to pour my money back into my city."

https://t.co/rBy7Fb9MDq via @bridgedet313 @TheWrittenPeace

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

@TooMany_Miles No.

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

An end to day 2 at #IRE23 in Orlando. Glad to hear conversations about trauma-informed reporting, community involvement & media partnerships.

There’s more to being a good journalist than meeting deadlines and tracking high metrics. Work with and for our communities.

[Direct Relief @DirectRelief]

When Black children in Beaufort County, South Carolina, were diagnosed with recurring cases of intestinal parasites, the community advocated for a new health center and clean water.

Read more here:
https://t.co/aif4JbQ6JO

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

@ArkRepublic @DirectRelief Thanks for publishing!

[Ark Republic @ArkRepublic]

"How a Black community brought affordable health care and clean water to rural South Carolina in the 1970s" is a story by @TheWrittenPeace highlights when collective self-determination turns into political power, action and agency. Thanks @DirectRelief for the copublishing love

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

@demarlewisiv @ElijaAnderson @AVPapachristos @mearest @monicacbell @cfeimster Congratulations!

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

A few months ago, I visited South Carolina. I listened to the stories of people who saw a problem in their community and set out to find a solution. I think it’s worth your time to learn what they accomplished. #HappyJuneteenth #HealthEquity

https://t.co/EuDdss2KGE

[Micah Walker @Micah_walker701]

“We try to make sure that we’re focusing on those (individuals) that haven’t been treated as well by the financial industry and others,” said Tansley Stearns, CEO of Community Financial Credit Union, a partner institution for the show...
@TheWrittenPeace
https://t.co/18VftaG7zF

[Olivia Lewis @TheWrittenPeace]

@BRG_esq @TooMany_Miles I was completely unprepared for how great it was. Need to see it again