Author Bios

Darakshan Raja is the founding executive director of Muslims for Just Futures, a grassroots organization that builds power in Muslim communities through community organizing, advocacy and movement building.

Rev. Earle J. Fisher, Ph.D., is a scholar, pastor, organizer, and public intellectual committed to Black liberation, civic empowerment, and institutional transformation. He serves as Senior Pastor of Abyssinian …

Teresa Tomassoni is an environmental journalist covering the intersections between oceans, climate change, coastal communities and wildlife for Inside Climate News. Her previous work has appeared in The Washington …

Jonathan Stegall is a designer, and a faith-rooted organizer and abolitionist in Minneapolis.

Gloria Gomez joined the Arizona Mirror in August 2022. She graduated in 2022 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science, with a Spanish minor. Arizona Mirror is part …

Kali Coleman is a writer and community organizer. She lives in Brooklyn.

Alma Campos is the South Side Weekly’s immigration reporter and project editor.

Joel Westheimer is Professor of Democracy and Education at the University of Ottawa and an Education columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Company. Westheimer is a member of the National Academy of …

Jim Daley is Southside Weekly’s investigations editor.

Gabby Birenbaum is the Washington correspondent for the Texas Tribune. She covers the Texas congressional delegation and the impact of federal policy on Texas. Gabby previously covered Washington for …