Author Bios

Sandra B. Zellmer is a professor of law at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Carol Caton is a professor of sociomedical sciences (psychiatry and public health) at Columbia University Medical Center.

Salvador Rangel is a doctoral student at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Sabith Khan is a visiting researcher at Georgetown University. 

Alyxandra is a contributor to the Black Youth Project and a Chicago-area based writer with roots in California. Her love and passion for the Black community and her understanding …

 Justin Catanoso, a regular contributor to Mongabay, is a professor of journalism at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Find him on Twitter at @jcatanoso.

Rebecca Worby is an editorial intern at High Country News. 

Jane Palmer is an English freelance journalist based in Colorado. Her early years were spent in Nairobi and, after returning to England, she completed her degree and a PhD in …

Bian Elkhatib is a freelance multimedia journalist.

Westenley Alcenat is a scholar, teacher and academic consultant. His primary focus is the African American protest tradition, political and intellectual thought in the 19th century, and the Haitian Revolution's legacy …