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Torsheta Jackson is an award-winning journalist and native Mississippian who is passionate about penning features that showcase the stories of the people, places, and events in the Magnolia State. The former teacher and coach specifically loves to share the state’s rich culture of sports. She has bylines in the Jackson Free Press, Mississippi Free Press, Mississippi Scoreboard, and Bash Brothers Media. Twitter:

Chantal Flores is a Mexico-based freelance journalist investigating the impact of enforced disappearances in Latin America and the Balkans. She also covers gender violence, human rights, and immigration. Her work has been published by The Verge, MIT Technology Review, Jezebel, Al Jazeera, Vice, In These Times, and more. Twitter:

Alicia Kennedy is a writer based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She writes a weekly newsletter on food culture, politics, and media called From the Desk of Alicia Kennedy, and she is the author of the forthcoming book No Meat Required: The Cultural History and Culinary Future of Plant-Based Eating. Twitter:

Art Contributors

Anne Staveley has 20 years of experience as a professional photographer, builder, large-scale photo muralist, and installation artist. Staveley creates conscious conversation through portraiture and art and uses photography to capture the human spirit’s endless creativity. Instagram:

Mer Young is an Indigenous (Chichimeca and Apache), socially engaged, Southern California–based artist whose body of work includes collages, drawings, paintings, and murals. She is the founder of Mausi Murals, and has been widely exhibited nationally and internationally. Her public artworks can be found throughout Los Angeles County and California’s South Bay. Instagram:

Ali Kamara is a London-based illustrator and motion graphic artist who creates vibrant and psychedelic visuals with a focus on music, modern culture, and social commentary. Hip-hop culture, classic Hollywood cinematography, and abstract anime all inform his design, which includes album artwork, audiovisuals, magazine covers, brand design, and more. His notable clients include HBO, Vice Media, Atlantic Records, Virgin EMI Records, Highsnobiety, and hip-hop streetwear pioneer Karl Kani. Instagram: