Emilia Sykes wanted to be a dancer. Now she’s a powerful Ohio legislator. July 30th, 2020 words by Noor Hindi, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti If you ask representative Emilia Strong Sykes if she always wanted to be a politician, she’ll tell you, “never, never, never.” As a kid, Sykes was a ...
Op-Ed: How defunding Planned Parenthood hurts Akron’s already ‘abysmal’ infant mortality rates March 16th, 2016 by Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Akron) In Ohio, more babies die before their first birthday than in all but three other states. With premature birth, low birthweight, and sleep related deaths cited as the top three cu...
