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Bradford Ellison is a student at Howard University School of Law. Prior to law school, he attended Duke University, where he studied cultural anthropology and public policy, and worked on workforce...

Maria Nasir is a student contributor to The 1619 Project Law School Initiative. She is currently in her last year pursuing her J.D. degree at Howard University School of Law. She hopes to focus her...

Michael Walker is a third-year law student at Howard University. A Philadelphia native, Walker is an avid Philly sports fan. During his time at Howard, he has served as a member of the Howard Law...

Jordan Strudwick is a third-year law student at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He currently works for the World Bank as a year-long legal extern in the Sanctions Board and at a fintech startup...

Julia Belluz is Vox's senior health correspondent, focused on medicine, science, and public health. She's covered topics as varied as the anti-vaccine movement, America's staggering maternal mortality...

Ian Urbina is the director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a journalistic nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on the environment, labor, and human rights abuses occurring at sea.

Emily Hayes is a graduate student at American University, studying international journalism and public affairs. Her research focuses on rural depopulation and economic migration in Europe and Japan...

Josee Molavi is a bilingual filmmaker and journalist passionate about visual storytelling and creative advocacy. She formerly worked in legal aid and community organizing with immigrants in Washington...

Jessica Koscielniak is an award-winning visual journalist based in Washington, D.C. Currently, she is a staff Senior Video Journalist for McClatchy's High Impact Team covering the Southeast region...

As Visuals Editor at Vox, Kainaz runs an interdisciplinary team specializing in graphics, interactives, photography, data and design. Previously, she was an editor on NPR's Visual Team. Before all the...

Yudhijit Bhattacharjee is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and a contributor to The New Yorker, National Geographic, and other publications. A former staff writer at SCIENCE...