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Alona Sistrunk

Alona Sistrunk

“We Live Here” Producer

Alona served as We Live Here's associate producer in 2018. 

  • Richard Rothstein, author of Color of Law
    The Segregation Myth-Buster
    Alona Sistrunk
    The truth is, America is segregated because it was designed to be, via a series of purposeful policies and government actions implemented in the past several decades. Richard Rothstein breaks it all down.
  • Latasha Johnson's eviction story sits at the center of a case that could level the playing field between Missouri tenants and landlords at a time where fair and affordable housing is becoming harder to hold onto each year.
    Housing Defenders
    Alona Sistrunk
    Latasha Johnson's eviction case makes it to the state's highest court because of it's importance to tenants' rights.
  • Rosetta Watson moved to Maplewood, Mo. to escape an abusive ex-boyfriend. But when he found her – and subsequently beat her up – Watson called for help. But this kept happening, and town officials took notice. Eventually, they told Watson the police service calls to her home constituted a public nuisance, and as punishment, they kicked her out of town. Watson is now suing the city in federal courts, and she has the backing of local and national legal and housing advocates.
    Nuisance, or Nonsense?
    Alona Sistrunk
    As punishment for police-calls to her home, Rosetta Watson was kicked out of her town. Watson is now suing the city in federal courts, with the backing of local and national legal and housing advocates.