Elom Tettey-Tamaklo is an opinion writer for the 2025 Sojourners Journalism Cohort.
He was born in Atlanta, raised in Accra and Harare, and has worked in Ramallah, Amman, and Philadelphia. Elom has always been enchanted by places and the stories they contain.
Elom graduated from Harvard Divinity School in May 2025. While at Harvard Divinity, he focused on the intersections of lived religion and political culture. His interests revolve around the prophetic imagination, popular resistance to Empire, and global Black emancipatory politics. Having worked in international education, finance, tech, and international development, Elom strives to bring these seemingly disparate worlds into the conversations about faith and social justice.
When not sobbing over good theatre, you can find Elom traveling the world.
Next stop: Japan!
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Holy Resistance Isn’t Just For History’s Winners
In early November, Democrats won several key elections up and down the ballot in states like Virginia, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and, perhaps most notably, in New York, where Zohran Mamdani became the first Muslim, South Asian, Democratic Socialist mayor-elect in New York City’s history. For voters concerned about the Republican Party’s authoritarian lurch, it was a reminder that political wins on the left are still possible.