{"id":105,"date":"2024-04-15T19:48:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T19:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:32:02","slug":"mjw-journal-staff-bios","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/?page_id=105","title":{"rendered":"MJW Journal 2024 Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Denver Humphrey<\/strong><\/strong>
Hometown: Orlando, Florida<\/strong>
Denver Humphrey (she\/her) is an advocate, athlete, artist, musician and storyteller. As co-founder of a non-profit, Fourddo, her passions lie in advocating for marginalized communities, amplifying others, and creating things that start conversations. Through creativity, she plans to create authentic films, music and art that challenges norms and perspectives. Denver hopes to play a part in shaping a more humanistic and equitable society.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Jinwoo Jung<\/strong>
Hometown: Madison, Alabama<\/strong>
Hello, my name is Jinwoo Jung. I am a rising freshman in Madison, Alabama. I moved from South Korea at the age of six. I am passionate about music and sports.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ellie Keum
Hometown: Lakeville, Connecticut
<\/strong>Ellie Keum is a 16-year-old girl who lives in New Jersey and attends The Hotchkiss School. She thoroughly enjoys writing news and opinion articles for a variety of different media outlets and spends a lot of her time doing so. In her free time she likes to play hockey, read and play spikeball with her friends. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Ana Lema<\/strong>
Hometown: Boca Raton, Florida<\/strong>
My name is Ana Lema, a student, a writer, a philanthropist and an aspiring journalist from South Florida. Since 2022, I have been focused on my own independent journal,\u00a0From Ana Lema<\/em> \u2014 a place to fully demonstrate the skills of young artists in South Florida. My passions for writing and reporting have led me to Tuscaloosa for an opportunity to further explore my interests in journalism \u2014 not only a workshop but a clear reminder that I was made to be a writer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kaitlin Oden<\/strong><\/strong>
Hometown: Chalkville, Alabama<\/strong>
Hi! My name is Kaitlin Oden. I am from Birmingham, Alabama, and I am a rising senior at Clay-Chalkville High\u00a0School. I enjoy listening to music, discussing equality issues within the world, taking care of my plants and going out with my friends. I am extremely excited\u00a0to attended MJW and I cant wait to see what’s in store for me!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Kordell Stoudemire<\/strong>
Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas<\/strong>
Hello, my name is Kordell Stoudemire and I am a rising junior who attends Boswell High School in Fort Worth, Texas. My hobbies include playing sports such as basketball, playing video games, and spending time with people. For my future, I aspire to be a sports athlete or sports journalist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mikiyah Washington<\/strong>
Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama<\/strong>
Hi! My name is Mikiyah A.T. Washington. Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, I will be a senior in the upcoming year.\u00a0I plan on studying fashion design, but I’m also interested in creative\u00a0media studies. I\u00a0often like to read, sketch, knit and ultimately spend time with my family. I am excited\u00a0for the upcoming opportunities ahead!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zion Williams<\/strong>
Hometown: Spartanburg, South Carolina<\/strong>
My name is Zion Williams, and I am a rising senior from Spartanburg,South Carolina. I enjoy discussing \u00a0pop culture, social issues and history. I also love to watch\u00a0anime, cartoons and I am an avid listener of music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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