Author Bios

Isaac Lev Szmonko is a member of Critical Resistance, part of Californians United for a Responsible Budget.

Danny Troxell is a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement.

Marie Levin is the sister of Ronnie Dewberry. Dewberry is a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement.

George Ruiz is a plaintiff in the Center for Constitutional Rights lawsuit challenging long-term solitary confinement.

Julian Bond was Chairman of the NAACP Board of Directors from February 1998 until February 2010 and is now Chairman Emeritus. He is a Distinguished Scholar in the School …

Jane Yurechko is a Public Policy Research Intern at Campaign for America's Future.

Manar Ammar is a contributor at WIP.net, Occupy.com, and the Egypt corespondent at Women News Network (WNN).

Mike Morey is currently working on a history of the African-American Twenty-fourth Infantry's service in the Philippine-American War, 1899-1902.