Author Bios

Jared Odessky is a legal fellow at Data for Progress. He is also a law student at Harvard, a regular contributor to the blog OnLabor, and a former union …

Rachel Hodes is a Next Leader at the Institute for Policy Studies.

Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom is the senior vice president of the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum, and a freelance writer specializing on foreign affairs and security policy.

Oscar Oliver-Didier is an urban designer from Puerto Rico who writes, draws and teaches. His recent work has revolved around public housing and the commons in Puerto Rico, and the politics …

Julia Sharpe-Levine is a writer, activist and theatre-maker living in Brooklyn. She serves as the arts and education program director at the African American Policy Forum and the Center …

Jerry Mitchell is an investigative reporter for the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization that seeks to hold public officials accountable and empower citizens in their communities.

As a pediatric educator, clinician, and researcher, Dr. Wood has demonstrated a productive and sustained commitment as a community activist. For the past 10 years, she and her University …

Francesca Gomes is a teacher in Brooklyn.

Mari Mari Narváez is the founder and executive director of Kilómetro 0 (Kilometer Zero), an organization that fights police repression and violence in Puerto Rico.

Marisol LeBrón is an assistant professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the author of Policing Life and Death: Race, …