Author Bios

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 …

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

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

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, 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 …

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

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

Brian Michael Doherty is a freelance writer and a retired AFGE Member.

Elisha Brown is the Reproductive Rights Today newsletter author at States Newsroom. She is based in Durham, North Carolina, where she previously worked as a reporter covering reproductive rights, …

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 …