Alexis Okeowo

Alexis Okeowo, a contributing writer, has written about conflict, human rights, and culture for The New Yorker since 2010, reporting from Africa, Mexico, and the American South. Okeowo’s books include “ Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama ” (August, 2025).

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The Crisis of Missing Migrants

letter from italy · January 16, 2023

Alexis Okeowo writes that tens of thousands of people have disappeared on their way to Europe. Can they be identified?

Fighting for Abortion Access in the South

letter from atlanta · October 14, 2019

Alexis Okeowo reports on an abortion fund in Georgia that is responding to restrictive legislation with a familial kind of care.

A Mexican Town Wages Its Own War on Drugs

a reporter at large · November 27, 2017

When the authorities could no longer be trusted, Nestora Salgado organized a citizens’ police force. Did she go too far?