Author Recognizes Ordinary Africans Fighting Extremism Published October 22, 2017 at 6:37 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 7:39 Andrew Toth / Getty Images for The New YorkerNEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: Alexis Okeowo speaks on stage during The 2017 New Yorker Festival at Gramercy Theatre on October 6, 2017 in New York City. Copyright 2017 NPR