Komari Crisp
A Rooted & Rising journalist
About Komari Crisp
A proud graduate of Tulsa’s historic Booker T. Washington High School, Komari Crisp is the founder of the Youth Action Coalition, a nonprofit that equips young people to drive real social change. As a passionate advocate for justice and equity, she serves on the boards of the ACLU of Oklahoma and the League of Women Voters, where she fights to protect civil liberties and expand access to the ballot box.
Essays
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· Place & Perspective
What Rural Means to Me
What does "rural" mean in your lived experience? In my lived experience, rural meant limited access to resources. That's the simplest way to put it. While I was in school, I never felt that students had what they needed to fill the gaps in our school system.
