Author Bios

Dr. Danielle Taana Smith is director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program and professor of African American studies at Syracuse University.

Brie Zeltner is a writer for Kaiser Health News.

Julissa Muñiz is a PhD candidate in Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University and a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin. As an educational ethnographer, Julissa examines …

Nate Schweber is a contributor to ProPublica.

Maurice BP-Weeks is the co-executive director of the Action Center on Race & the Economy (ACRE). He works with community organizations and labor unions on campaigns to go on …

Jeff Satterwhite is a former evangelical minister turned secular progressive thought leader. He is an expert on the Christian right and the political culture of the Bible Belt. He …

Travis Schirmer is a freelance writer, filmmaker and photographer in Berkeley, California.

Kelly Macnamara writes on science, health and climate for AFP Paris.

Jeremy B. Merrill is a former news apps developer at ProPublica concentrating mostly on congressional data and ProPublica's Represent app.

Victoria Theisen Homer is the author of Learning to Connect: Relationships, Race, and Teacher Education.