Author Bios

Kayla Schultz is a graduate from Central Michigan University, where she studied creative writing and journalism. She is an online editorial intern at YES!

Andrew Szeto is a writer and activist from San Francisco. He works as a tenant organizer and is a graduate student in ethnic studies at San Francisco State University.

Dr. Ava Thompson Greenwell’s research focuses on black women television news managers.  She has worked as a reporter at WFLA-TV in Tampa, FL; WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, MN; WEHT-TV, Evansville, IN …

Nassrine Azimi is a Senior Advisor at the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Born in Iran in 1959, Azimi is a Swiss citizen. After serving as chief of …

Kai Newkirk is co-founder and national coordinator of 99Rise. He lives in Los Angeles.

Kathleen Wilson is an advocate for gender equality, and a student at the University of Georgia, where she studies Economics and International Affairs.

Kameel Mir is a fourth year student of international affairs, English, and Arabic, writer, campus feminist, and policy researcher at the University of Georgia.