Author Bios

Ellie Ashby is an Austin-based reporting fellow with the Texas Tribune and Religion News Service. A 2024 graduate of Harvard College, she wrote for The Harvard Crimson as a …

Kaitlyn Schwanemann is an editorial intern for The City Reporter.

Rep. Ilhan Omar represents Minnesota's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs.

Shaddi is political director with The People’s Lobby. A veteran of the 2016 Bernie and Hillary campaigns, Shaddi has spent 12 years working at the intersection of electoral politics, …

Hannah has been organizing with ONE Northside since 2008, and currently serves as its director of organizing. She has trained hundreds of community leaders and organizers, led statewide coalitions, …

Marla Bramble joined the Grassroots Collaborative staff as deputy director in 2024 with over 20 years of organizing experience. As a disabled woman, Marla is driven by the vision …

Ye Qing J. is an organizer, writer, and artist whose work is informed by walking alongside people who've been left behind — because they/we are the ones who know …

Jaime Sauceda (they/them), currently incarcerated at Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington State, was arrested young and has spent the last 12 years organizing in queer and Latine spaces. From …

Latona Giwa is a perinatal health advocate, registered nurse, and lactation consultant in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the executive director at the nonprofit reproductive health advocacy and training …

Adam Friedman is a reporter with the Tennessee Lookout. He has a particular love for data and using numbers to explain all kinds of topics. If you have a …