Read and Listen!
Get to know Johnisha better by reading some of the following articles and op-eds, and listening to some of her conversations.
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Listen here at We The People
The story of the impact of policy and the criminal justice system upon a Washington, DC family.
June 2026
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Harvard Club of Boston and Harvard Law School Association School Association of MA Black History Month Conversation with Associate Dean of Williams College, Dr. Neil Roberts.
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View here at Liberation is Lit
In this episode, we interview Johnisha Matthews Levi about her powerful memoir 'Numbers Up' and her journey as an author. Johnisha shares her personal story, discussing her parents' diverse backgrounds, her shy nature, and her path from law to environmental justice work.
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Authors Jonathan D. Cohen (Losing Big) and Johnisha Matthews Levi (Number’s Up) discussed gambling in America. description.
October 2025
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After finding that life-changing document in her mother's things, Levi channeled her defense investigation and mitigation experience as she investigated her own family history.
October 2025
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Read here at The Sidwell Friends Alumni Magazine
Through parallel genealogical searches and DNA testing, two Sidwell Friends alumni have uncovered a common ancestry and unlocked their family histories.
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Read here at The Writer’s Center
“Moments in our lives, both big and small, are so frequently a question of timing.”
Fall 2025
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“Okàn” is Yoruban for “art” or “soul,” and its menus pay homage to foodways linking continental Africa to the Caribbean, South America and the American South as a result of the Transatlantic slave trade.
November 2024
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Exploring how nonprofits can remain committed to supporting the health, economic security, and well-being of historically marginalized communities — even after the end of affirmative action.
January 2024
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Trump is not the origin of America’s violent racial history, but he is its gleeful instigator.
September 2023
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Long before the recent ruling, a sequence of the Court’s decisions had been gradually eroding the practice of affirmative action.
August 2023
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The economic impact of the pandemic has created an opportunity for the federal government to reconsider its traditional responses to poverty and unemployment.
April 2021
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In the wake of an insurrection, reconstruction has always been an optimistic act of rebuilding, reimagining, and recreating our country.
February 2021