A professor of journalism at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, Chike Frankie Edozien was this year awarded the university's Martin Luther King, Jr Faculty Award for excellence in teaching, community building, social justice advocacy and leadership. Since 2008, he has directed the Institute's Ghana-based 'Reporting Africa' program. He has written about government, health and cultural issues for The New York Times, The Times (UK), Vibe magazine, Time magazine, Out Traveler, Blackaids.org, The Advocate, Quartz, among others. He co-founded the AFRican magazine and was its editor-in-chief. A 2008 Kaiser Foundation fellow for Global Health Reporting for his reporting on the impact of HIV/AIDS particularly among Africans, Edozien has also covered crime, courts, labour issues, human services, public health and politics at New York Post and its City Hall Reporter. Currently, he contributes to the Arise News Network where he reports weekly on issues in sub-Saharan Africa.