Category: Civil Discourse & Social Justice

Vasquez Gilliland
Raquel
Raquel Vasquez Gilliland is a Mexican American poet, novelist and painter. She’s most inspired by fog and…
Velasquez
Elisabet
Elisabet Velasquez is a Boricua writer, mother of two children from Brooklyn, New York, now living in Jer…
Vogel
Sarah
Sarah Vogel is the first woman elected state Commissioner of Agriculture in US history, and one of the na…
Vulchi
Priya
In sophomore year of high school, Priya Vulchi (she/her) co-founded the non-profit, CHOOSE (chooseorg.org…
Walker
Frank X
A native of Danville, Kentucky, Frank X Walker is the first African American writer to be named Kentucky …
Wallace Johnson
Kirk
Kirk Wallace Johnson is an author and screenwriter.  His books include The Fishermen and the Dragon: Fear…
Webb
Kinari
Kinari Webb is an American physician who first came to Indonesia in 1993. Kinari developed the vision for…
Whyte
Kyle
Kyle Whyte is George Willis Pack Professor of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michiga…
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Dan
Daniel Wildcat, Ph.D., is a professor at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and an ac…
Wilkinson
Crystal
Crystal Wilkinson, a recent fellowship recipient of the Academy of American Poets, is the award-winning a…
Williams
Ian
Ian Williams is the author of seven books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. His book, Disorientation, c…
Williams
Nyasha
Nyasha Williams, a passionate social justice griot, has a unique background of living intermittently betw…