Shanelle Matthews
Communications + Narrative + Inclusivity Strategist
Bio
Shanelle Matthews collaborates with social justice activists, organizations, and campaigns to inspire action and build narrative power for social justice and liberation. She recently completed her tenure as the Movement for Black Lives communications director. She founded Radical Communicators Network (RadComms),—a global community of practice for social movement communications workers, and is a former faculty of Resistance Narratives at The New School. She is the incoming Distinguished Lecturer at City College at the City University of New York. She is co-editor of a forthcoming anthology that details world-building narrative campaigns and strategies led by social movement communications workers in the 21st century.
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WMC News & Features
The Essence of It All: WNBA Rookie Lands Far from Rutgers Controversy
With a name derived from one of Americas most recognized landmarks, the New York Liberty has a rich past. One of the eight original teams to begin the WNBA in 1997, the team has retired basketball greats such as Teresa Weatherspoon and Rebecca Lobo, and has graced the WNBA finals four times. The women’s league, however, still struggles for attention.
