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Michael Wakeford is an associate professor of history and humanities at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He teaches courses in United States cultural and intellectual history —...

Phoebe Zerwick is an award-winning investigative journalist, narrative writer, and college professor. Her writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, National Geographic, The Nation, the Winston...

As part of their Pulitzer Center-supported project Security for Sale, investigative journalists...

Katherine Jossi
Pulitzer Center Staff

Precious Castillo was born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines. Her family immigrated to Bahrain in 2010. Although she grew up in a foreign country, she still calls the Philippines her home and fully...

Grace Terry is a 2021 graduate from Elon University, where she studied communication design and international business. During her time at Elon, she served as the managing editor of the school...

Justin Cook is an editorial and commercial photographer based in Durham, North Carolina, but works everywhere. His long-term photographic essays tell stories about communities living along the edges...