Author Bios

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz grew up in rural Oklahoma, the daughter of a tenant farmer and part-Indian mother. After receiving her PhD in history at the University of California at Los Angeles, …

Monica Trinidad is a queer, Latinx artist and organizer, born and raised on the southeast side of Chicago. She is the co-founder of Brown and Proud Press, For the People …

Joseph ‘Jazz’ Hayden is the founder and CEO of Still Here Harlem Productions and its offshoot AllThingsHarlem.com. He is also the initiator of the Campaign to End the New Jim …

Tucosha Lopez is an upcoming highschool graduate. 

Rachael Bale is a researcher for The Center for Investigative Reporting. Previously, she worked at KQED in San Francisco and The Center for Public Integrity, an investigative journalism nonprofit …

MPR is a 12th grade student at a San Francisco High School.

Nick Fillmore is a freelance journalist based in Toronto who specializes in environmental issues. He was a senior producer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for 30 years and is …

Tasasha Henderson is currently a research and grants coordinator at Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights. She also organizes with Love & Protect, and is on the …

Priya Sawhney, Lead International Organizer. A national figure on racism and animal rights, Priya formerly worked for The Tenderloin Housing Clinic, one of the most prominent human rights organizations in the Bay …

James Dennis Hoff is a writer, educator, labor activist and member of the Left Voice editorial board. He teaches at City University of New York.