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Luis Alejandro Tapia

, a son of Caribbean immigrants, serves as a social impact and equity consultant, a racial and restorative justice coach and trainer, circle-keeper, social justice educator, and facilitator at the

Errin Haines

is the editor-at-large at The 19th. An award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience, Errin was previously a national writer on race for the Associated Press. She’s also worked

Marjorie Coffey

(he/they) is an advocate for domestic violence survivors with Walnut Avenue Family & Women’s Center in Santa Cruz, California. In partnership with the Conflict Resolution Center, they are a co-coordinator for

Nemonte Nenquimo

is a Waorani leader who was born in Ecuador’s Amazon, one of the most bio-diverse and threatened rainforests on the planet. She is the co-founder of both the Indigenous-led non-profit

Karrin Vasby Anderson

is a professor of communication studies at Colorado State University, where she teaches courses in rhetoric, political communication, and gender and communication. She is a past editor of the Quarterly

Amanda Jones

has been an educator for 23 years, at the same middle school she attended as a child. She has served as president of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians and

Khalilah Elliott

is the interim executive director of YES! Media, a former vice-chair of YES! Media’s board of directors, and the founder and chief disruptor of Gafford Communications, a dynamic social-impact consulting

James Tracy

is an Oakland-based author and organizer. He is the co-author of Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power: Interracial Solidarity in 1960s-70s New Left Organizing (Melville House, 2021) and

Erika Brown

is a sociology Ph.D. student at Texas Woman’s University and a community-focused scholar who interrogates the lived realities of Black people under the United States financial system. Her work draws

Erin Jones

is a Maryland-based freelance journalist and founder of Galvanize and Grow Copywriting. A former English and humanities teacher, she holds a B.A. in English from Hood College and an M.A.

Marium Zahra

is a high school student, journalist, and artist. She enjoys playing chess, creating realistic art, and reading classic literature. Her work has been published by numerous local magazine, nonprofits, and

Camille Padilla Dalmau

is a journalist, educator, and founder of 9 Millones, an independent news outlet in Puerto Rico that focuses on solutions journalism.

Laura M. Quintero

is a Puerto Rico–based journalist with more than 10 years of experience. She is currently the editor of 9 Millones, an independent news outlet in Puerto Rico that focuses on

Justice Rivera

(she/they, ella/elle) is a queer Jew Rican writer and harm-reduction consultant based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is collector, co-author, and editor of Body Autonomy: Decolonizing Sex Work and

Nico Lang

is a journalist and editor, the creator of Queer News Daily, and the author of American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era

Gilda Sheppard

is an award-winning filmmaker who has screened her documentaries throughout the United States, and internationally in Ghana, South Africa, at the Festival Afrique Cannes Film Festival, at the International Black Film

Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock

is a professor of English at Central Michigan University, the Los Angeles Review of Books’ associate editor in charge of horror, the founder and president of the Society for the

Joan Mukogosi

is a research analyst in the Trustworthy Infrastructures program at Data & Society, an independent nonprofit research organization.

Nikki Giovanni

is a poet who was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Since 1987, she has been on the faculty of Virginia Tech, where she is a

Marta Vidal

is an independent journalist focusing on environmental and social justice across the Mediterranean. Her work has been published in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, The Washington Post, and the BBC, among

Rawh Nasir

is a freelance journalist and emergency response room volunteer.

Megan Staples

is an associate professor of mathematics education in the department of curriculum and instruction in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. She teaches primarily mathematic education

Briana Herman-Brand

is a longtime participant in social movements for collective liberation, and has worked for more than 20 years at the intersections of healing and justice as a facilitator, educator, organizer,

Brea Baker

has been working on the frontlines for more than a decade. She believes deeply in nuanced storytelling and Black culture to drive change, and has commented on race, gender, and

Khadija Ahmed

is a junior at Northwestern University studying journalism and environmental sciences with a passion for environmental justice. She is currently an apprentice with the Investigative Project on Race and Equity.
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