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Moyo Lawuyi

Moyo Lawuyi is a Nigerian journalism student attending Toronto Metropolitan University. Her work has been published in several campus publications, and in 2024, she received the Albert E. Wadham Memorial Award for magazine writing. Moyo was a 2025 Local Journalism Fellow, supported by the J.P. Bickell Foundation.

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Essay by Moyo Lawuyi

The Future, According to the Class of 2026

We spent our teen years under COVID lockdowns, and now face an uncertain path shaped by climate change, AI, and shifting geopolitics. But my fellow students and I are holding out hope for better days ahead.

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