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Diana Colavita

Diana Colavita is a member of Survived & Punished NY, as well as other groups fighting to end incarceration and involuntary confinement. Her organizing centers on the connections between …
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Dean Russell

Dean Russell is a science reporter covering health and the environment.
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Diana Kennedy

Diana Kennedy is a junior at Hunter College majoring in Women and Gender Studies with the goal of pursuing a career in labor law.
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Kayla Hui

Kayla Hui is a freelance journalist covering health, policy, social justice and climate change. Her work appears in the Pulitzer Center, Anti-Racism Daily, Verywell Health, Healthline and more. Follow …

Aysha Akhtar

Aysha Akhtar, MD, MPH, is a double-board certified neurologist and preventive medicine specialist, and is the president and CEO of the Center for Contemporary Sciences, which is catalyzing the …
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Yara M. Asi

Yara M. Asi is a Post-Doctoral Scholar at the University of Central Florida.
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Denita Jones

Denita Jones is a single mother and organizer with the Poor People’s Campaign in Dallas.
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Elisha Brown

Elisha Brown is a Julian Bond Fellow at Facing South. She previously worked as a news assistant at The New York Times, and her reporting has appeared in The …
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Jovanni Reyes

Jovanni Reyes is a 14-year U.S. Army veteran and a member of the post-9/11 era veteran-led organization About Face: Veterans Against the War. He holds master's in international relations …