Author Bios

Bill Gallegos is a former little league second baseman, longtime Chicano activist.

Mike Brand is an adjunct professor of genocide studies and human rights at the University of Connecticut, a senior fellow at George Mason University’s Raphaël Lemkin Genocide Prevention Program, …

James Haslam is a senior fellow at Race Forward helping lead the H.E.A.L. Together initiative and is the founding executive director at Rights & Democracy.

Kirk Swearingen is a poet and independent journalist. He is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, and his work has appeared in Delmar, MARGIE, Bloom, the American …

Militant journalism, revolutionary politics.

Sakshi Udavant is a freelance journalist and content writer with an academic background in psychology. She covers social issues, technology, mental health and well-being for titles like Business Insider, …

Nuria Sheehan is a writer, teacher and digital strategist living in Chicago. You can read more of her writing at nuria.online.

Lisa R. Jackson is a professor of psychology at Schoolcraft College, commissioner at Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and chair of Ann Arbor’s Independent Community Police Oversight Commission. …

Katie Finnigan is a writer, social scientist and member of New York City for Abortion Rights.

Rev. Ciera Bates-Chamberlain is executive director of LIVE FREE Illinois.