Author Bios

Belkis Wille is the Yemen researcher at Human Rights Watch.

The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation assists people in the Southeastern US to build just and caring communities that nurture people, spur enterprise, bridge differences and foster fairness. Our mission …

Ramon Juan Vasquez is executive director of American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions. The San Antonio-based organization works to preserve the tradition and culture of the …

Arielle Zionts is a Spring 2015 In These Times editorial intern and freelance reporter. In August she will join the Interfaith Voices radio show as a producer. She studied anthropology at …

Sandy Espino-Valenciano is Northern Region Coordinator at California Immigrant Youth Justice Alliance (CIYJA). @sandyvalenciano  

Alexis Nava Teodoro is Deportation Defense Coordinator at Resistencia, Autonomia, Igualdad, y lideraZgo (RAIZ). @alexistnava  

Judith Blau, a sociologist, has published books on architecture, education, and race. She is currently working with other sociologists and lawyers on a book on the Bill of Rights. …

Britni de la Cretaz is a freelance writer, feminist momma and recovered alcoholic living in Boston. Follow her on Twitter: @britnidlc.

Zoé Samudzi is a womanist and researcher interested in how hegemonic gender and racial constructs influence public health outcomes. Follow her on Twitter: @ztsamudzi.