• Afi-Odelia ScruggsNeighbor

  • Beachwood, OH

Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs is an independent journalist whose work includes print, online and radio.

She has written for the editorial pages of <i>The Washington Post</i>, the <i>New York Post</i>, T<i>he Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i> and <i>The Plain Dealer</i>. She is a regular contributor to theroot.com, an online magazine, and for Cleveland and <i>Heart and Soul </i>magazines. Her commentaries have been broadcast on NPR&#39;s News and Notes, as well as on WKSU 89.7 FM.

She has written three books: &#34;Jump Rope Magic,&#34; a picture book for children; &#34;Claiming Kin: Confronting the History of an African-American Family,&#34; a memoir exploring the emotional effects of her genealogical research; and &#34;Beyond Stitch and Bitch: Reflections on Knitting and Life,&#34; a collection of 11 essays.

Scruggs lives near Cleveland Ohio.

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