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Thalia Charles

Thalia Charles is a senior at Lafayette College studying government and law as well as psychology, and is a policy organizer at Know Your IX. She is passionate about …
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Ayça Çubukçu

Ayça Çubukçu is associate professor in human rights and co-director of LSE Human Rights at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Zara Jemuel

Zara Jemuel is a labor movement activist with an organizing background in health care and the public sector.
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William Melhado

William Melhado is the night general assignment reporter at The Texas Tribune, based in Austin, where he covers LGBTQ+ issues, child welfare and gun violence, among other topics. Originally from …
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Cristian Farias

Cristian Farias is a legal journalist and a senior editor at Inquest.
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Teresa Bahr

Teresa Bahr is the owner and director of Early Advantage Developmental Childcare Center in Byron, Minnesota. She is a member of Kids Count on Us/ISAIAH.
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Valerie Jean-Charles

Valerie Jean-Charles is a vice president at Fenton Communications. She lives in Washington, D.C.
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Michael Scaturro

Michael Scaturro is a freelance journalist. He is a contributor to The Guardian, and his writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, Euromoney, and …
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Christa Wongsodikromo

Christa Wongsodikromo is an independent researcher and guest lecturer in the University of Michigan Dutch program.