Author Bios

Dr. Spence is Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University. His first book is Stare in the Darkness: The Limits of Hip-hop and Black …

Brian Concannon is a human rights lawyer who directs the Boston-based Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti. He has worked in Haiti for the United Nations and the …

Len Ellis is founder of Peace and Justice Center-Arlington, designated an Ambassador For Peace by the International Federation for World Peace, and has been recognized and honored by the …

Dr. Shepherd Bliss has taught at three North Bay colleges, including Sonoma State University.

Donald G. Schweitzer has a PhD in Physical Chemistry, is a retired tenured Senior Scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Chief Advisor to AEC, NRC, DOE, State Dept., the …

Meher is a CMD fellow and graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Charles Redfern is a veteran journalist and pastor, with over twenty years' experience in conflict transformation and organizational healing. His current writing focuses on the intersection of religion, culture, …

Morris Berman’s latest book is Why America Failed.

Benjamin Woodard is a Reporter/Producer covering Chicago's Far North Side. A Pacific Northwest native, he joined DNAinfo Chicago after graduating with a degree in Visual Journalism from Western Washington …

Adeshina Emmanuel comes to The Chicago Reporter from DNAinfo Chicago, where he covered the city's Uptown and Andersonville neighborhoods for two action-packed years, reporting about everything from crime, politics …