Author Bios

Eric Paris Whitfield is the co-founder of Prisoners' Brain Trust, an Empowerment Avenue writer, Study & Struggle radical book reviewer, and resident poet for “What’s the Tea.” In 2023 …

Jesse Nichols is a video producer at Grist.

Zrinka Bralo is an organizer and the CEO of Migrants Organise, a grassroots organizing platform for migrant justice. She was a journalist in Sarajevo during the siege in the …

Leah Goodridge is a lawyer, housing law expert and writer. She co-authored the widely cited 2016 law review article, “Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Examining the Constitutionality of Public Housing …

Ahmed Alqarout is a contributor to Mondoweiss.

Laura Pappano is an education journalist who also writes about gender and sport. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times Education Life section and former education …

Robert Reid is based in Auckland, New Zealand. A recently retired trade union leader, he is chairperson of the Friends of the Filipino People in Struggle (FFPS).

Helen Griffiths is a public policy associate at the ACLU of Colorado.

Yeshimabeit “Yeshi” Milner is the founder and CEO of Data for Black Lives. She has worked since she was 17 as a movement builder, technologist and data scientist. She …

Ivey Dyson serves as Counsel in the Liberty and National Security Program focusing on issues related to surveillance and policing. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Ivey was a …