About Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp

Bonnie Jean Feldkamp’s award-winning columns spotlight stories about people who are making the world a better place. She’s been writing and publishing for more than 20 years. Bonnie Jean is the former community engagement and opinion editor for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Louisville Courier Journal as well as the former media director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.

As a writer, wife and mother, the importance of strong community resources speaks to her both personally and professionally. Journalism is a vital community resource to which she is honored to contribute. Find Bonnie Jean on social media @WriterBonnieJean, or learn more about her at WriterBonnie.com.
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I Grew Up in a White Community. Here's How I Didn't Become a 'Karen.' Sep 18, 2026

Last week, an Arizona man flying out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport ended up duct-taped to his seat following a tirade of racial slurs and violent language. When instances like this happen, I often wonder: Why is this person so hardwired ... Read More

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When Our Immigrant Neighbors Disappear, Our Communities Lose Sep 11, 2026

A man who worked in the cafeteria at my husband's workplace disappeared. My husband talked to him each time he stopped in for lunch. One day, my husband noted how happy the man seemed. He told my husband it was because he had his final green card int... Read More

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She Followed America's Immigration Process. Then ICE Took Her Anyway. Sep 04, 2026

Armelle Bondonga Bradshaw was nervous walking into her final green card interview, but her husband Terrance assured her that it was all going to be fine. They had done everything the U.S. government had asked of them: completed the required medical a... Read More

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America Raised Armelle Bondonga. Now It Is Trying to Reject Her. Aug 28, 2026

As I write this, Armelle Bondonga Bradshaw has not seen her husband or held her 19-month-old baby in over two weeks. On Aug. 12, Armelle and her husband, Terrance Bradshaw, voluntarily appeared for what was supposed to be a final interview in the pr... Read More