Author Bios

Ralph Young is professor of history at Temple University. He is the author of Dissent: The History of an American Idea (NYU Press, 2015).

Christopher Petrella is a lecturer in American cultural studies at Bates College. His work explores the intersections of race, state and criminalization. He completed a Ph.D. in African diaspora …

Allen Thigpen is a third-year law student at Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee. After graduation, Allen plans to move to New York City to begin his legal career. 

Jeffrey R. Sprague is professor of Special Education at the University of Oregon. Jeffrey R. Sprague receives funding from the US Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice to study …

Ivanna Salgado is a student at Denison University where she studies English literature and women and gender studies and has a concentration in narrative nonfiction writing.

Kiana Herold is a contributor to Intercontinental Cry Magazine. 

Cole Gelrod is an educator and writer. He lives in Denver with his wife and two daughters. Find him on Twitter @cole_rod.

Penelope Kyritsis is an associate editor for Beyond Trafficking and Slavery. She holds a BA in Postcolonial Legal Studies from Brown University.

Jen Moore is the Latin America program coordinator at Mining Watch Canada, an organization working to support communities, organizations and networks in the region struggling with mining conflicts.