Author Bios

Douglas Williams is a doctoral student in political science at Wayne State University in Detroit, where his research centers around public policy, disadvantaged communities and the labor movement.

Liza Bayless is an editorial intern at Yes! Magazine.

Wilbert Cordel Kizer Moore is a writer from Memphis, Tennessee. He's a pro-Black, pro-queer, pro-woman, pro-heaux activist that enjoys reading books and people.

Ana Carolina Garriga is an assistant professor in political studies at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE).

Gretchen Gordon is coordinator of the Coalition for Human Rights in Development.

Prabindra Shakya is human rights programme coordinator with Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact.

Bert Johnson is a contributor to East Bay Express.

Cedric Lawson is a field manager at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. This commentary is adapted from a section he wrote for the Black Youth Project …

Mikhail Zinshteyn contributes regularly to The Atlantic. His writing about education has also appeared in FiveThirtyEight, The National Journal, CityLab and other outlets. Born in the Soviet Union, Zinshteyn …

Caroline is a proud native North Carolinian and NC State alumna. She works as a field organizer in the Triangle area on getting to 100 percent clean, renewable energy.