Author Bios

Rejane Frederick is an associate director for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at the Center for American Progress. Follow her on Twitter: @Frederc10.

Isabelle Glimcher is a JD student at NYU Law with a special interest in national security and civil liberties issues. She received her Bachelor's degree from Harvard University, where she …

Jennifer Gollan is a reporter for Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR), covering labor issues, including worker safety and corporate malfeasance. She won a national Emmy Award …

Loryn Wilson Carter is a communications strategist and writer in the Washington, DC, area.

Sarah Freeman-Woolpert lived for two years in the Balkans, researching and supporting youth activist movements. She now works as the youth social justice program coordinator at the William Penn …

Gina Perez is professor of comparative American studies at Oberlin College.

Meredith Gadsby is associate professor of Africana studies at Oberlin College.

Yveline Alexis is assistant professor of Africana studies at Oberlin College.

Mohammad Arafat is a graduate of the Islamic University of Gaza, where he studied English. 

Rebecca Anger is a disabled social activist and an aspiring attorney in Chicago, focusing on health and civil rights law.