Folashade Olatunde is a rising senior at Lehman College, where she majors in journalism and minors in sociology and Africana studies. Folashade was born and raised in the Bronx, is the youngest in her family, and will be the first in her family to graduate college. She likes reading and watching documentaries that challenge her and make her want to be a better person. One day, Folashade wants to write a book about her life and to travel the world. She would also love to host her own talk show. Folashade lives in Mott Haven, in the south Bronx with her mom and a puppy named Miracle.
Folashade Olatunde appears in the following:
Half of My Parents, All of Me
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Folashade Olatunde, a WNYC Radio Rookie, shares a series of open and honest audio diaries, inviting listeners on her journey to rebuild a relationship with her dad.
A journey to reconnect with an incarcerated father
Friday, April 08, 2022
Folashade Olatunde shares her journey to rebuild her relationship with her incarcerated father, following her first visit to the prison in more than a decade.
A Radio Rookies Roundtable
Thursday, April 07, 2022
Student journalists in the WNYC radio rookies program talk about their experiences reporting on issues of policing, the justice system, crime, public safety and big related issues.
