Author Bios

Susan Kang is an associate professor of political science at John Jay College, City University of New York. She is the author of Human Rights and Labor Solidarity: Trade Unions …

David Goeßmann is a journalist and author based in Berlin, Germany. He has worked for several media outlets including Spiegel Online, ARD, and ZDF. His articles appeared on Truthout, …

Rukia Lumumba is a Black woman and transformative justice strategist from Jackson, Mississippi. She is co-founder and executive director of the People’s Advocacy Institute and co-leads the Electoral Justice …

Kayla Reed is a Black, queer organizer and strategist from St. Louis, Missouri. She is co-founder and executive director of Action St. Louis and a lead strategist in the …

Kyle C. Velte is a Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law. Her scholarship, which examines the intersection of sexuality, gender and the law, has …

Kristian Hernández is a senior reporter based in Fort Worth, Texas. Hernández is an award-winning journalist and first generation Mexican-American with more than a decade of experience covering immigration …

L.E.J. Rachell is the leading researcher on CORE and has created the largest online archive and electronic database on CORE: www.corenyc.org and www.thecoreproject.org.

Jessica Priest is an engagement reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative.

Jeremy Schwartz is an investigative reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative. He’s been a watchdog reporter in Texas for nearly a decade for the Austin American-Statesman and USA …

Reem Abd Ulhamid has a BA in communication and media studies from Birzeit University and an MA in global communications from the the American University of Paris. Abd Ulhamid …