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Joe Hansen is a freelance writer based in Portland, OR, where he lives with his partner and their spoiled yellow Lab, Charlie. He holds an M.S. in journalism from the University of Oregon and has been a writer, editor and newsroom jack-of-all-trades for newspapers, magazines and web publications since 2005.

Ric has 20 years experience in teaching history and social studies courses at high schools and colleges in northeast Ohio. He is especially interested in incorporating human rights into his teaching and has developed and taught a course entitled International Human Rights for many years. Follow his ideas here.

Julia is a writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. She is a reporter for The Nation’s Health newspaper at the American Public Health Association and a communications fellow at the advocacy group End Rape on Campus. Her writing has appeared in ReadersDigest.com, People.com, Parents.com, Healthline and more.

Brigid Hogan is an English and ESL teacher at a public high school in Washington, D.C. After working in media and communications, she received her master's in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a participant in the Folger Shakespeare Library's program Teaching Shakespeare 2018.

The dedicated teachers and staff of Wilkins Elementary School in Jackson, Mississippi, include Cheryl Brown, Ammie Stewart, Dona Brown, Twana Freeman-Mallard, Ed.D., Danielle Dixon, Tekita Franklin, Nicole Kelly, Kerri Harrion, Regan Jackson, Linda Porter and Tameka Richardson.