Author Bios

Elizabeth Aranda is Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida.

Travis Fain is a state government reporter at WRAL-TV.

Tyler Dukes is an Investigative Reporter at WRAL-TV News.

Cullen Browder is an Investigative Reporter at WRAL-TV News.

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.