Author Bios

Amber Akemi Piatt is the director of the Health Instead of Punishment Program at Human Impact Partners, a national public health organization headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area …

Harrison Raskin is a student organizer studying Urban and Community Studies at the University of Connecticut and the editor-in-chief of The Daily Campus.

Katie Myers is a Climate Solutions Fellow at Grist.

Matene Toure is a New York-based writer and critic covering politics, film, art, and culture from a working class lens. She is currently completing a MA in Critical Journalism …

Yumna Patel is the Palestine News Director at Mondoweiss

Daja E. Henry is an editorial fellow at The 19th. Before joining The 19th, she covered education and COVID-19 data for The Daily Memphian. Her previous experience includes The Wall …

For over 40 years, Deborah Williams has been deeply involved in helping to pass, and especially defend, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, including in her roles as …

Adrienne Dixson is executive director of the Education and Civil Rights Initiative and professor of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on how race, …

Camika Royal is an associate professor of urban education at Loyola University Maryland. Her research and scholarship focus on racism and the historical and sociopolitical contexts of school reform. …

Rae Hodge is a news and politics reporter for Salon. Her data-driven, investigative coverage spans more than a decade, including prior roles with CNET, the AP, NPR, the BBC …