James Kilgore

James Kilgore is an activist and writer based in Urbana, Illinois. He is the author of seven books, four of which were drafted during his six and a half years in prison in California. He is currently a Building Community Power Fellow at Community Justice Exchange and the Director of Advocacy and Outreach at FirstFollowers Reentry Program in Champaign, Illinois. He is the partner of African historian Teresa Barnes, the father of two sons, and grandfather to three wonderful girls.