
Tiffany Onyejiaka
Hi I’m Tiffany! I write (and rant) about topics across many spectrums. I particularly like to examine how healthcare impacts the most disempowered populations. I do also write about the environment, social justice, politics, pop culture, and beauty!
I graduated from Johns Hopkins University with B.A. in Public Health, Africana Studies and Natural Sciences. Currently, pursuing a Master’s of Health Science in Environmental Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
Publications
- Good Housekeeping1 article
- Wine Enthusiast1 article
- teenvogue.com1 article
- Refinery291 article
- mrt.com1 article
- msn.com1 article
- glamour.com1 article
Writes Most On
- Hollywood's Colorism Problem Can't Be Ignored Any Longer22 Aug 2017—teenvogue.comIn this op-ed, Tiffany Onyejiaka explores how colorism causes a lack of representation for all forms of Black beauty in Hollywood. Over the past few years, the "Black Girl Magic" movement has exploded onto the movie and television screens across the country. And while it's a huge step for on-screen representation, there's just one problem: This representation tends to be limited by Hollywood's colorism problem. The range of young female blackness displayed on the big screen does not represent...
- How I Learned To Combat My "Invisible Illness"5 Mar 2018—Refinery29ILLUSTRATED BY ISABEL CASTILLO GUIJARRO. While most people awaken to a high-pitched ring from an alarm clock or a gentle vibration of a morning text, in college, I was greeted every morning by a throbbing pain that wrapped from the front of my forehead to the base of my skull. This pain became a shadow that followed me throughout my morning routine, classes, and work. Sometimes it would keep me up late into the night, preventing me from sleeping (which often felt like the only time I could...
- U.S. cities with the dirtiest air12 Jul 2019—mrt.comPoor air quality can rapidly deteriorate human health; it can lead to respiratory issues, which can, in turn, shorten lifespans. This is why it is vital for communities to monitor air pollution and make strides toward reducing it for the safety of its residents. To help identify poor-quality air, the Environmental Protection Agency has created National Ambient Air Quality standards. The two most relevant standards are 150 micrograms of pollutants per cubic meter of air over a 24-hour period...
- Iconic American companies started the year you were born15 Jul 2019—msn.comSlide 1 of 91: America has long been the home of innovative and entrepreneurial companies that push the vanguard for success. Many American companies are known as symbols of America themselves. Each year, cultural shifts, consumer demand, and various trends across tech, style, food, and consumerism spawn companies seeking to change the way we do things. To find out more about some of the most popular and iconic American companies created in the last 90 years, we've inspected iconic companies...