Uyiosa Elegon

Uyiosa Elegon

Uyiosa Elegon is an Edo organizer rooted in Houston, Texas. He is a co-founder of Shift Press, a media organization that provides training and news that encourage local youth civic engagement.

3 posts
Flooding mitigation efforts in Houston waver as police budgets increase
Climate & Environment

Flooding mitigation efforts in Houston waver as police budgets increase

Some Houston residents are outraged by decisions that appear to underfund infrastructure and other services in the flooding-prone city while boosting police budgets

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5 Min
By: Uyiosa Elegon
‘We deserve to see recovery’: Houston residents demand more government support months after Hurricane Beryl
Climate & Environment

‘We deserve to see recovery’: Houston residents demand more government support months after Hurricane Beryl

Residents have faced slow rebuilding efforts as many homes remain damaged following the Category 1 hurricane

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5 Min
By: Uyiosa Elegon
color photograph of a Black woman sitting on a wooden porch outside looking down at a small bag of food in her lap.
Climate & Environment

Weeks after Hurricane Beryl, Black Houston neighborhoods are still recovering

Weeks after Hurricane Beryl whipped through Gulf Coast communities, residents are still recovering from unprecedented power outages and damage. More than 2.5 million homes, schools, and businesses lost power during the Category 1 hurricane, which passed directly over the Houston area on July 8. Hundreds of thousands remained without

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4 Min
By: Uyiosa Elegon

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