Author Bios

Roberto D. Hernandez is assistant professor for Chicano Chicana studies at San Diego State University.

Dr. Lucy Hovil is senior researcher at the International Refugee Rights Initiative, and managing editor of the International Journal of Transitional Justice. For the past six years she has …

Gabriella Mulligan is a business and technology reporter based in Africa. She travels across the continent and enjoys reporting on the growth of Africa's economies through the innovation and …

Katharine Broton is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sara Goldrick-Rab is a professor of educational policy studies and sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sarah Browning is executive director of Split This Rock and an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. 

Ana Conner is a youth organizer and activist deeply committed to community empowerment and resilience. Coming to New York City from Polk County, Florida, she has organized with FIERCE …

Tara Tabassi lives and works in New York City as the national organizer of the War Resisters League. Tara campaigns against police militarization and weapon industries, and comes from …

Abigail Savitch-Lew is a reporter based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in City Limits, Dissent Magazine, Jacobin and The Nation.

Brian C. Black is a professor of History and Environmental Studies at Pennsylvania State University.