Authors

Westenley Alcenat Westenley Alcenat

Westenley Alcenat is an assistant professor of history and urban and American studies at Fordham University.

Jul 2, 2020

Jay W. Walker Jay W. Walker

Jay W. Walker is an organizer, activist, and cofounder of the Reclaim Pride Coalition. He has conceived, produced and co-produced numerous fundraising events, public awareness camp…

Jul 2, 2020

Abdo Shanan Abdo Shanan

Abdo Shanan was born in 1982 in Oran, Algeria, to a Sudanese father and an Algerian mother. He studied telecommunications engineering at the University of Sirte, Libya, until 2006.

Jul 2, 2020

Tristan Guyette Tristan Guyette

Tristan Guyette is the national field manager for Beyond the Bomb, a people-powered campaign working to end nuclear violence.

Jul 1, 2020

Vasia Markides Vasia Markides

Vasia Markides is a Cypriot-American artist, filmmaker, and activist. A painter by origin, Vasia is now director of the documentary Waking Famagusta and founder of The Famagusta Ec…

Jun 30, 2020

Felipe de la Hoz Felipe de la Hoz

Felipe de la Hoz is an investigative and explanatory reporter focusing on immigration in the United States. He is a former reporter for the investigative site Documented, and has w…

Jun 30, 2020

Mary Kate Bacalao Mary Kate Bacalao

Mary Kate Bacalao is the director of external affairs and policy at Compass Family Services and the co-chair of the Homeless Emergency Service Providers Association in San Francisc…

Jun 29, 2020

André Robert Lee André Robert Lee

André Robert Lee is a teacher, producer, and acclaimed documentary filmmaker who has led multiple civil-rights tours of the American South over the past several years. He directed…

Jun 29, 2020

Josué Rivas Josué Rivas

Josué Rivas (Mexica/Otomi) is a creative director, visual storyteller, and educator working at the intersection of art, journalism, and social justice. His work aims to challenge t…

Jun 29, 2020

Mohammed El-Kurd Mohammed El-Kurd

Mohammed El-Kurd is a writer and poet from Jerusalem, occupied Palestine, currently serving as The Nation‘s first-ever Palestine Correspondent. He is the author of RIFQA (Hay…

Jun 26, 2020

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