Rebecca Cadenhead writes about youth and juvenile justice for MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, a nonprofit digital news outlet in Memphis, Tennessee, which covers poverty and economic injustice. Her coverage of Tennessee lawmakers' efforts to upend the state's juvenile justice system was awarded "Best Explanatory Reporting" by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. She graduated from Harvard University cum laude in 2024, where she studied philosophy and African American studies. In the past, she has been a reporting fellow for The Nation and Harvard Magazine, where she wrote about student life and activism. Her work has been awarded a 2022 Puschart Prize and a 2023 CASE Circle of Excellence Award, and was listed as one of the 16 best pieces of student journalism published by The Nation in 2023. She is also a Year 2 Report for America corps member.  

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