Author Archives: Akintunde Ahmad

Akintunde Ahmad is a multimedia journalist who specializes in covering Black culture, racial disparities, criminal justice and resilience. He graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in sociology and from Columbia University with a master's in documentary film. He has written for The Atlantic, Columbia Journalism Review, The Appeal, MindSite News and other outlets. He has also designed his own clothing line and is currently a journalist-in-residence at Policy Link. He divides his time between Los Angeles and his hometown of Oakland, California.
The name “MindSite News” is used with the express permission of Mindsight Institute, an educational organization offering online learning and in-person workshops in the field of mental health and wellbeing. MindSite News and Mindsight Institute are separate, unaffiliated entities that are aligned in making science accessible and promoting mental health globally.