Jenika McCrayer

Jenika McCrayer

Jenika McCrayer began her freelance journalism career in 2014 with Everyday Feminism and has since covered issues related to gender, mental health, and social justice. Follow her on Twitter @JenikaMc.

6 posts
color photograph of a female teacher wearing a face mask and white button-down shirt. she stands in the center of the frame a
Education

New England educators need respect and support

As fewer education students graduate to fill workforce gaps, educators say support in the form of better pay and working conditions would help teacher retention rates

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7 Min
By: Jenika McCrayer
New York City landlords benefit when renters don’t know their rights
Economy & Workers' Rights

New York City landlords benefit when renters don’t know their rights

In a housing crisis created by the unmitigated greed of corporate property owners and landlords, tenants need to know their rights

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5 Min
By: Jenika McCrayer
New York City nurses encourage workers to unionize after victorious three-day strike
Economy & Workers' Rights

New York City nurses encourage workers to unionize after victorious three-day strike

On the heels of a historic win, nurses across the country have been inspired to fight for safer staffing ratios to provide better patient care

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4 Min
By: Jenika McCrayer
an Asian man with an undercut and a short ponytail and a Black man whose body is obscured check Amazon cardboard boxes on a c
Economy & Workers' Rights

New York community worries about impact of new Amazon distribution center

Amazon promises to create new jobs in Niagara, New York, but critics warn the company has a history of harming local communities

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3 Min
By: Jenika McCrayer
Families call for universal free lunch as Congress extends meal program through the summer
Education

Families call for universal free lunch as Congress extends meal program through the summer

Free student meals have been extended through the summer, but many families will be left out of the program in the fall

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4 Min
By: Jenika McCrayer
a young Black girl looking frustrated while doing her schoolwork in class
Education

New York parents and advocates are speaking out against labeling students ‘emotionally disturbed’

Students of color are disproportionately labeled ED, which brings over-policing, lower graduation rates, and stigma

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4 Min
By: Jenika McCrayer

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