Fellowships.
Through our flagship cohort programming, Just Media provides financial and editorial support for young writers from communities impacted by policing and criminal legal issues. Fellows train on the ethics and practice of movement journalism and form an ongoing community of practice.
Fellowship applications usually open September and close by end of October each year.
2023 Baltimore P.O.W.E.R. Fellowship
The Baltimore Pipeline of Working and Emerging Reporters (P.O.W.E.R.) Fellowship, a joint effort of Just Media and The Real News Network, is a paid, 3-month program for young journalists aged 18-25. This unique opportunity gives fellows the skills, mentorship, and platform needed to cover vital criminal justice issues in Baltimore, with an emphasis on those of color or impacted by carceral systems. Fellows receive comprehensive training, mentorship, and an opportunity to publish their work with TRNN.
Ahmari Anthony
Born in Pittsburgh and currently residing in Washington, DC, Ahmari Anthony (she/her) is a school social worker and freelance journalist with an enriching academic background from Howard University in Journalism, English, and macro social work. Ahmari is committed to confronting the school-to-prison pipeline and advocating for restorative justice. As a P.O.W.E.R. fellow, Ahmari aims to spotlight the injustices and flaws of the criminal legal system, drawing from her experiences working with system-involved youth and communities. Alongside her dedication to these issues, she seeks to develop further her trauma reporting, writing, and editor communication skills.
Ariyana Griffin
Ariyana Griffin (she/her), originally from Inglewood, California, is pursuing a graduate degree in journalism at Morgan State University after graduating from Clark Atlanta University. While in the P.O.W.E.R. Fellowship, Ariyana looks forward to using her unique voice to bring attention to critical issues in Baltimore and other communities of color. Ariyana will work on expanding her skills in interviewing, source building, trauma reporting, writing, and story pitching, contributing to her passion for telling compelling narratives.
Tinashe Chingarande
A writer deeply engaged in examining history, politics, culture, and identity, Tinashe Chingarande (she/her) is committed to analyzing the impacts of criminal justice in our 21st-century American society. As a P.O.W.E.R. Fellow, Tinashe is eager to bring to light stories about who faces punishment, who escapes it, and the reasons behind these realities. Her fellowship journey will include honing his skills in interviewing, source building, trauma reporting, writing, and story pitching. Her unique perspective and earnest dedication make her an invaluable asset to our program.
2022 Philly Movement Media Fellows
The Philly Movement Media Fellowship is a paid, 3-month cohort program for writers and storytellers ages 18-24 based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This year’s cohort will focus on basic needs insecurity faced by individuals who are either currently in contact with the carceral system or have been so in the past. Our fellows will think critically about both conditions within and outside the prison system that are unsafe and uninhabitable, and the institutional problems that cause them.
Clare Boyle
Clare Boyle(they/them/he/his) was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Connecticut, but now resides in Philadelphia. Clare graduated from Brown University and studied English and French literature. They have prior experience with radio production experience, playwriting, and journalism. Clare has written about gun violence, dating, and culture. During this fellowship, they look forward to bringing forth a conversation based on diversion programs, the the justice system’s impact on individuals who engage in sex work and drug abuse.
Natalie Kerr
Natalie Kerr (she/her) is a senior studying Journalism and Environmental Studies, with a minor in Spanish, at Temple University in Philadelphia. She is originally from Tampa, Florida, where she was raised and connected to nature— waking up to birds' sounds, the ocean's smell, and an overflow of beautiful wildlife. She is passionate about changing the tone of environmental journalism and presenting issues of the environment in a way that shows the negative parts of the environment, while also being very personal to local communities and the beauty in the future betterment of their relationship to the environment. Natalie believes in serving as a bridge between the voices of youth seeking justice and adult communities who misunderstand their voices.
Kayla Taylor
Kayla Taylor (she/her) was born and raised in the Olney neighborhood of North Philly, where she sees stories on every block. Kayla describes her storytelling practice as “Black forward” and hopes her work can invite people outside of her communities into a deeper understanding of Black experiences. Kayla has covered the Black Lives Matter movement from the frontlines and published pieces with The Philadelphia Sunday Sun, Westside Journals, and the Blues Babe Foundation. As a Just Media fellow, Kayla will investigate how youth are treated in the “school to prison pipeline”–a focus inspired by her work as a seventh grade humanities teacher and her own experiences as a student in Philly schools. Kayla is a college junior studying Education and enjoys photography, graphic design, and trying new restaurants.
Elizabeth Nacion
Elizabeth Nacion is a senior at Villanova University majoring in Peace and Justice and English, and minoring in communications. She is passionate about combining her background in community service with her writing. As a Just Media Fellow, she aims to expose underrepresented issues, specifically violence against Asian Americans in Philadelphia's Chinatown. Elizabeth is from Piscataway, New Jersey and dreams of living in New York City and pursuing a career as a lawyer or writer. Elizabeth is also a talented singer who has performed original music several times in her hometown.
2022 Uprising Fellows
For our third annual Uprising fellowship, 6 emerging writers, ages 18-25, were selected to cover the intersection of national criminal justice reform with areas impacting local communities such as housing, district attorney and sheriff races, and education. These passionate writers are excited to cover the justice issues that define our generation. Through this paid, 6-month cohort program, fellows will receive comprehensive training, mentorship, and community-building opportunities.
Lauren Braithwaite
Springfield Garden, NY
Lauren is currently a junior, majoring in Political Science with a minor in Digital Media and Journalism. At John Jay, Braithwaite is a member of the Political Science honor society, Pi Sigma Alpha, and has worked on a political campaign. Braithwaite discovered her passion for Journalism at John Jay and decided to be Managing Editor for the school's paper. She aspires to be an investigative journalist, exposing injustice and giving a voice to the voiceless. She seeks to educate people and widen their lens of other lived experiences.
Rosalyn Huff
New York, NY
Rosalyn is a writer, advocate, and aspiring attorney. She was born and raised in Kentucky, where she first discovered her passion for social justice. She cultivated this passion at Columbia University through her involvement in student-led organizing and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 2020. She is currently working as a Criminal Defense Paralegal in New York City and is interested in writing about the conditions of jails and prisons in New York as well as the abolitionist movement to close New York City jails.
Serena Zets
Washington, D.C.
Serena is a journalist, communications specialist, and storyteller working to uncover and amplify the work of the movements they care about. Serena graduated from Oberlin College last year with a degree in sociology and political science and now works at the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law, a think tank focused on privacy and surveillance law and policy—and the communities they affect. Serena’s freelance work can be found in Refinery29, Teen Vogue, Apartment Therapy, Mixed Mag, and more outlets to come!
Imani Stephens
Tempe, Arizona
Imani was born and raised in Compton, California. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication from The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University with summa cum laude honors. Additionally, Imani recently received a Master of Legal Studies with an emphasis in criminal law from the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. She is an eager and passionate journalist focusing on investigations, law, justice, crime, and politics
2021 Philly Movement Media Fellows
The Philly Movement Media Fellowship is a paid, 3-month cohort program for writers and storytellers ages 18-24 based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The city is an epicenter of justice reform efforts nationwide—from reforms like ending cash bail to transformative visions of abolishing carceral systems.
Keyssh Datts
Keyssh is multimedia creator/writer and community organizer from Southwest Philly. They use their deep love of Black Studies and Abolition to create art that helps people learn and unlearn their biases around culture and oppressive social systems. When people see their work Keyssh wants them to see the influence their ancestors and the past they had on them. They want to create art that speaks to the emotional and physical freedom of humans. Art is their expression of freedom.
Ray Hobbs
(He/They) Ray is a senior Journalism student at Temple University. Ray engages in community building on campus as the Community Service Liaison for Queer People of Color, an organization dedicated to creating space for queer students of color on campus. For their LGBT Studies minor course, Ray has been interning at Bebashi—Transition for Hope. Bebashi is a black-led full-service HIV/AIDS organization with a focus on serving low-income people of color, LGBTQ people, and those who are food insecure. Currently, Ray works as the Copy Editor for Templar and has spent time writing for their University’s media outlets.
Janna MacPherson
Janna is currently a PhD student and instructor at Drexel University's Communication, Culture and Media program. She is currently researching the links between discourse, media narratives and constructions of prisons, policing and surveillance. Janna grew up and spent her whole live in Philadelphia, which has inspired her to pursue justice here at home.
Brianna Navarre
Brianna is a recent graduate of Brown University with a double concentration in English and French who’s only recently found her voice. During her final year of undergrad, she began writing for publications in her native Louisiana, covering music, culture, and how racial politics play into the two. However, she’s currently pivoting her writing to reflect her passion for women’s rights and welfare—particularly those of black women and other under-protected groups. Keeping with her love of music, she is additionally interested in music and music education as vehicles for social reintegration for our formerly incarcerated sisters and brothers.
Ethan (Lilly) Rodriguez
Ethan (Lilly) is a Puerto Rican college student who grew up in North Philadelphia. They attend Arcadia University, majoring in English with a concentration in magazine writing. They plan to pursue a career path in journalism and have been part of numerous publications during their high school years. Their mission is to help create an equitable future for Black and brown folks while using their voice to talk about the many social injustices plaguing our city and world.
Sage Sankofa
Sage is a non-binary first-generation college graduate, from Philadelphia, Pa. They studied sociology and LGBTQ studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Over the years they facilitated gender and sexuality trainings in various fields, such as non-profit, K-12 and higher education. As a community organizer they’ve organized policy changes, protests and connecting communities to resources. Sage believes that media is how we indoctrinate people to various problematic social constructs, through media people authentic experiences can be seen, heard or even read. Sage strives to tell the stories of marginalized folks through media because the only person in charge of their story is the folks living them.
Nadiyah Timmons
Nadiyah is a sophomore journalism major with a minor in leadership at Temple University. Being raised by my grandmother helped her become familiar with issues children face when they're prematurely placed into adult situations. She aims to explore these topics and how they affect children's paths in life, with the hope of catalyzing reform in educational and other systems impacting children. As a Philly Movement Media Fellow, she hopes to learn others' stories to produce ethical journalistic writing.
Ketterick Waddell
Ketterick Waddell is a self-taught visual artist with a focus in writing and photography. His works are interpretations of social issues as they relate to the human experience. He has been influenced by radical movements and critical theory. Ketterick attempts to reflect cultural expressions through symbolism and technique that illuminate the experiences of members of the black, brown, and marginalized communities. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Arts Entrepreneurship, and is currently enrolled in the Media Studies and Production Master of Arts program at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2021 Uprising Fellows
For our second annual Uprising fellowship, 10 emerging writers, 18-24, were selected from a competitive pool of 60 applicants. These emerging writers are excited to publish stories focused on policing, prisons, or justice issues. Through this paid, 6-month cohort program, fellows will receive comprehensive training, mentorship, and community building opportunities.
De'Aundré Barnes, Whitsett, NC
De'Aundré is a recent graduate of North Carolina Central University with a degree in Mass Communications and a concentration in broadcast media. They hope to work in the entertainment industry either as a host or a writer for a music magazine.
Joana Chai-chang Azterbaum, Los Angeles, CA
Joana is a rising movement journalist from Los Angeles Glendale's Verdugo foothills, unceded Tongva/Kizh and Fernandeño Tatavium territories. She is a trans woman of color organizer and a diaspora daughter to Chinese-Jamaican (Afro-Hakka) and Jewish-Argentine (Ashkenazi) migrant parents. In recent years, she has organized in California's transgender, gendernonconforming, and intersex (TGI) movement advocating for the rights of refugee and incarcerated peoples. As a university student, she organized with the national Students for Justice in Palestine movement and worked as a popular educator in US-Latin American solidarity efforts.
Lena Foster, Lafayette, LA
Lena a junior studying mass communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Before college, they lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is where they developed passion for journalism. They’ve been able to develop their skill set from various journalism and writing courses as well as their experience with the school newspaper called the Vermilion. They’ve also been a content creator for WatchTheYard’s annual YardCon. After college, they intend to further their journalistic aspirations by opening my own media company that focuses on bringing topics surrounding the black community to life.
Maiya Lewis, Charlotte, NC
Maiya is a graduate from Arizona State University with a degree in journalism and a minor in sustainability. A queer Black woman hailing from the south, her main focus has been on creating more equitable communities and working to bond businesses with locals with the goal of creating more sustainable communities for future generations that benefits the area as a whole. She plans to attend grad school to study Urban Planning in order to contribute more directly to this cause.
Atirikta Kumar, Houston, TX
Atirikta is a freshman at the University of Houston, majoring in Journalism and hopes to add Political Science as a second major by Fall 22. Originally from India, she moved to Garrison, TX at the start of her freshman year of high school. Writing and telling stories about different people, places and experiences is something that she is passionate about. Atirikta loves to read, listen to Taylor Swift, and Harry Styles in addition to classic rock and write poems & stories both fictional and real. She is also a theater kid with a love for ice-hockey.
Mai Tran, New York, NY
Mai Tran is a (gender) queer Vietnamese American writer based in New York. She is currently an MFA candidate at Sarah Lawrence College and her work has appeared in Vox, GEN, i-D, Autostraddle, and elsewhere. She serves as a nonfiction coordinator for MFA App Review and is a mentor with the PEN Prison & Justice Writing Program. In her free time, you can find her mailing postcards, taking walks, or playing with her foster cats.
Vanny Veras, Miami, Fl
Vanny V (any pronouns) is a cultural worker, poet, and organizer born and raised in Miami Dade and a daughter of black and brown dominican immigrants. They are currently working with the Miami Workers Center as a Housing Justice Organizer. Vanny's first exposure to organizing was through Police and Prison Abolition and Reproductive Justice work with The Dream Defenders. They also were a founding member of Dissenters, a youth organization dedicated to abolishing the Military Industrial Complex. Their work and social poetics continues to flourish in collaboration with others at Voices: Poetry for the People MIA, FempowerMIA, and others. They aspire to continue to study and experiment with revolutionary art making and movement building.
Raven Yamamoto, Los Angeles, CA
Raven Yamamoto (they/m) is a queer Native Hawaiian writer and storyteller based in Los Angeles. They studied journalism with a social justice focus at Loyola Marymount and since graduating, they've gone on to work professionally in the world of podcasting with associate producer credits on Crooked Media's What a Day and Michelle Tea's This Is Your Magic.
Rabria Moore, Durant, MS
Rabria Moore is a writer and storyteller who believes that telling stories has the power to change narratives and change minds. She believes in advocating for underrepresented communities through writing and using storytelling to highlight diverse voices. Her goal is to always give a voice to those who aren’t heard. She hopes to become a journalist, covering either social justice issues, international relations, race relations or politics. Rabria is a junior at the University of Mississippi, where she is majoring in journalism and political science.
Maddy Levin, Denver, CO
Maddy is from Denver, Colorado with roots in Seattle (yes, they prefer Starbucks over Dunkin Donuts), and have a passion for journalism. They have worked on initiatives such as The Trace’s “Since Parkland” project, documenting a year of teens killed by gun violence since the Parkland Shooting. They have also served on the Denver Mayor’s Youth Commission, where along with fellow commissioners, planned a city wide town hall and promoted a summer without gun violence. They consider themselves an activist that aspires to change the world through journalism.
Just 2020 Fellows
The Just 2020 Fellowship supports a group of young writers cover electoral justice organizing. Our guiding questions include: What’s at stake for policing and justice reform in November? How are directly impacted people using the election to advance justice? How are they fighting voter suppression targeting their communities? Fellows received a stipend, training, and editorial support to publish short-form and long-form writing in partnership with Prism Magazine.
Bashir Aden, Milwaukee, WI
Bashir is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is a senior at UW-Madison studying journalism and communications arts with a certificate in Digital studies. He is interested in reporting on the nuances of digital media and culture and the socio-political ramifications of the digital age. His focus is on investigating the growing social, economic and political influence of the internet and digital culture on our present lives.
Deirdre Jonese Austin, Atlanta, GA
Deirdre is a minister and writer who aspires to employ a radical love ethic in working towards justice and liberation through good theology, research, direct action, and public policy. She is currently a second year Master of Divinity student at Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and she is a 2019 graduate of Georgetown University where she majored in Culture and Politics with a focus in religion and social justice. Jonese’s writing and research interests lie at the intersections of faith, race, gender, and justice. To learn more about her, visit DeirdreJoneseAustin.com.
Anna Deogratias, Phoenix, AZ
Anna is a first-generation recent college graduate from Arizona State University who received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and a minor in Theatre in May. She worked in various places throughout her undergrad and discovered one of her passions is writing. Anna believes that the media plays an important role in deciding the narrative (whether positive or negative) of a particular race or culture. She is passionate about telling diverse stories and learning about the power the media has to drive conversations and create a better world. Besides writing, she loves acting and enjoys watching anything film/tv related, especially Korean dramas.
Heather Gast, Cincinnati, OH
Heather is a senior in the Philosophy, Politics and the Public program at Xavier University. Heather’s work with the campus paper, Xavier Newswire, lead her to additionally pursue journalism at the University of Cincinnati. As Heather’s passion for writing grew, so did her enthusiasm for racial justice work, leading her to immerse herself into racial justice efforts at Xavier and across Cincinnati. As the Editor-in-Chief of Xavier Newswire, Heather works to train students in practices that embrace journalism’s potential to motivate change.
Kay-Ann Henry, Miami, FL
Kay-Ann is a queer Afro-Jamaican writer and poet living in Miami. I am also a student at the University of Miami studying journalism and minoring in sociology and creative writing. Through my work, I hope to always give a voice to marganizaled communities and help cultivate spaces of healing and learning.
Jalon Hill, Durham, NC
Jalon is a Senior at N.C. Central University, majoring in Mass Communications with a double concentration in Journalism and Broadcasting. My main goal is to be a journalist/writer for a major Sports Network. My ultimate goal is use my platform to create change for minorities especially those in the black community. I want my success to be an inspiration to the next generation.
Cheryn Hong, Ann Arbor, MI
Cheryn is a Korean American, Michigan native, and a sophomore at Barnard College studying Economics and Human Rights with a minor in English. Her work has been published in metro-Detroit publication, The SEEN Magazine, and was formerly the Summer Managing Editor of The Michigan Daily's Michigan in Color section. She is currently working for Columbia Daily Spectator’s long form magazine, The Eye, and in her free time she enjoys reading, creative writing, and looking for the best chai latte. She can be reached on Instagram and Twitter @cherynhong.
Kaila Morris, Philadelphia, PA
Kaila will be graduating from Temple University Spring 2021 with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in French. She is passionate about global media and culture. Not only does she love content creation, but production and management, too. She embraces opportunities to connect with others.
Chasseè Palmer, Charleston, SC
Chasseè is a sophomore at Clark Atlanta University with a passion for writing. Growing up in Charleston,SC has had an heavy influence on her writing style and stories that she shares. She gives a nod to Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Ta-Nehisi Coates for helping her find her voice. She has always had a great interest in bettering her community and fighting for the peace of mind of others. In her free-time you can find her online shopping and drinking ice coffee from a local coffee shop.
Nathaniel Phillipps, Las Vegas, NV
Nathaniel is an integrative-organizer from the historic Twin Lakes neighborhood in a most rebellious of places: Las Vegas, NV. He is empowered to create and implement creative campaigns and initiatives that (re-)center Black, brown, and working communities and add to the capacity of transformative movements in his home state of Nevada and beyond. This shift transpires through mutual-aid advocacy, organizing where we can, engaging institutions and systems of power—be they legislative, legal, educational and the rest—and novel political experimentation. Nathaniel is an original member of The Black Youth Project 100 collective. An avid internationalists and radical-in-training, he likes the nickname Nath'Angela (as in, Davis).
Malanna Wheat, Dallas, TX
Malanna is a trauma-informed researcher dedicated to human rights in order to implement and actualize change at the ground level. Her international exposure has taught her that striving to change the world isn’t an impossible task, just an arduous one. Everyone, somewhere, wants and deserves to be liberated. The research and work experience that she’s done within the criminal justice sector has taught her invaluable lessons concerning power, choice, autonomy, and identity. She is particularly interested in prison abolition, anti-death penalty organization and social movements, and the international prohibition of methods of execution and torture.
2020 Uprising Fellows
As part of our inaugural fellowship cohort program, 13 emerging writers, 18-24, were selected from a pool of nearly 100 applicants. The fellowship provides a stipend, training, and editorial support to publish a piece on the following question: How is the uprising for Black lives shifting the politics of policing and justice reform in your area?
Ahmari Anthony, Pittsburgh, PA
Ahmari is a budding cultural worker and organizer, born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She currently attends Howard University, where she is an award-winning student and journalist. Using the powers of education and collective action, Ahmari hopes to build a better world for herself and her descendants. Until then, she writes (and edits) pieces about culture, history, media, and all things related to how we relate to each other. She also is an organizational leader, a reader, big sister, plant mom, and water sign.
Justin Brooks, Starkville, MS
Justin is a third year student at UC Berkeley School of Law and an alumnus of Morehouse College. Originally from Starkville, Mississippi, Justin is a freelance writer who explores race, policing, prisons, and criminal law. He has written for publications like The Appeal, among others. At UC Berkeley School of Law, Justin has served as president of student government, a student-attorney representing incarcerated clients, and an editor for Berkeley Law Journal of African-American Law & Policy. Prior to law school, he lived in South Africa for six months. As a Just Media Fellow, he hopes to continue to bridge the gap between academic and community education.
Aris Brown, Houston, TX
Aris Kian is an aspiring student of community organizing and prison/police abolition. She is ranked #10 in the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam and #4 at CUPSI with CoogSlam in 2019. She is an Emerging Writers Fellow with Writers in the Schools and an Inprint C. Glenn Cambor Fellow at the University of Houston. Currently, she explores work surrounding her experience with academia, critical theory, and the Black imagination.
Samuel Getachew, Oakland, CA
Samuel is a poet and writer from Oakland, CA. He served as the 2019 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate, and was a 2020 Finalist for National Youth Poet Laureate. His work has been published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and beyond.
Nia Gordon, Philadelphia, PA
Nia is a senior photojournalism student at Temple University. While maintaining a 3.5 GPA in her major, her communications work has taught her how to be successful in group settings while still being a productive leader. The skills she has learned have also led her to be an active member in several activist groups in order to help people of color across the country. Even though she consider herself to be a journalist, her organizing work goes hand in hand with her writing photography.
Kacey Johnson, Los Angeles, CA
Kacey is an emerging writer raised in South Florida. I channel activism, blackness, queerness, and poverty in all my work. Primarily my writing is in the narrative field including spoken word poetry, rap, television screenplays, and academic articles. I am pursuing a Masters in Entertainment Industry Management at Carnegie Mellon University. I plan to become a prolific show-runner for programming centered on empowering marginalized communities.
Manjeet Kaur, Portland, OR
Manjeet is a Community Organizer at a racial justice organization in Portland, OR (Unite Oregon) where she works on housing/environmental justice projects as well as progressive policy advocacy. She recently graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Law, Societies & Justice and has spent the past few years researching the many ways in which the policing/incarceration systems in this country have been built to marginalize and oppress BIPOC communities. Manjeet looks forward to fueling the movement towards justice through reporting on the activism taking place around police divestment in the Pacific Northwest.
Shakilya Lawrence, Raleigh, NC
Shakilya is a Raleigh-based novelist and writer. She has a college background encompassing science, public health, and psychology background. However, shortly after graduation, she decided to pursue her dream of writing and has been doing it professionally since 2018. She enjoys writing about anything she’s passionate about with an emphasis on science, lifestyle, life lessons, and especially current events. Within her community, she’s involved in activism and advocacy as she’s desires to make a difference and produce change in the world around her.
Aya Miller, Kalamazoo, MI
Aya is a second-year student at Western Michigan University. I've been doing journalism for almost five years now yet I've never taken a journalism class. I'm super passionate about politics, social justice, wellness, lifestyle, and one day I'd like to start a magazine and wellness company. My favorite aspects of journalism are how language can be used to compel others and how you can tell the stories of those who are often overlooked by society.
Brooke Ontiveros, Austin, TX
Brooke is a second year journalism major at the University of Texas at Austin. Brooke reports for the Daily Texan as a senior crime reporter. She is passionate about social justice movements, and hopes to become an investigative reporter that covers injustice towards BIPOC communities.
Shivani Parikh, New York, NY
Shivani is a South Asian American community didi and emerging advocate. She graduated from Cornell University as a Development Sociology major, with minors in South Asian Studies and Asian American Studies. She is passionate about Desi liberation, transnational justice, and postcolonial feminism and aspires to become a public interest, trauma informed lawyer. When not writing, she is building her pod with East Coast Solidarity Summer or volunteering as the Vice President of University Chapters at MannMukti, with the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum's New York City Chapter, and with Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic's Emerging Leaders Council.
Marco Salinas, Dallas, TX
Marco is proudly from the Rio Grande Valley, but is currently living in Dallas, TX where he attended The University of Texas at Dallas. Marco was previously the News Editor at UTD’s student newspaper, The Mercury, where he covered transportation and local politics. His writing interests include immigration and technology, issues of inequality and political economies of digital media. For fun, he likes reading Russian Classics.
Modesty Sanchez, Boston, MA
Modesty Sanchez is a senior at Emerson College majoring in Magazine Publishing, and minoring in Sociology and Postcolonial Studies. She enjoys writing about topics relevant to young adults, such as sex and sexuality, politics, identity, and culture. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading, going to concerts (when they were a thing), watching Seinfeld, or not living up to her name.