Ja Keen Fox on 'Romantic Activism'

By Courtney Bierman

Published January 9, 2023 at 12:28 PM CST

Ja Keen Fox is a Black man with short black hair and a beard. In this photo, he is wearing a grey plaid blazer and is facing the camera with his hand on his chin. A tattoo is peeking out from his sleeve. — Ja Keen Fox is a community organizer and strategist born and raised in Omaha.

Ja Keen Fox returns for a conversation with Tom Knoblauch about his theory of romantic activism, the lessons he has learned from organizing and working in the community, and what he sees as the way out of Nebraska's political stasis.

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Courtney Bierman

Courtney is back in her hometown after graduating from the University of Kansas in 2019 with degrees in journalism and film. While at KU, she was the arts and culture editor of the University Daily Kansan and had a summer internship at KCUR, Kansas City's NPR member station.

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