Following the ruling that declared the NSA's phone data collection to be illegal, we SPOTLIGHT Juliette Kayyem. Juliette is on faculty at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and recently served for President Obama as Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. She is the author of numerous book and articles on counterterrorism and national security, and her column is distributed worldwide by the New York Times wire. Additionally, she has been covered by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, The Boston Globe, and The International Herald Tribune.
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Morehouse School of Medicine
Healthy Mommy, Happy Baby LLC
For interviews on Mother's Day.
As Mother's Day nears, we FEATURE Hedwidge "Didi" Saint Louis, who is an assistant professor in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Didi created Healthy Mommy, Happy Baby so moms of color would have access to credible information addressing the issues unique to them. Her experience as a private practitioner and public health advocate has shown her how critical the early stages of motherhood are for setting a firm foundation for mom and child, as well as for the entire family. She has contributed to Essence Magazine, The Grio, the Jennifer Keitt Show KISS 104 FM, BlackandMarriedwithKids.com, and CincoMom.com.
Trial Lawyer, former prosecutor and Assistant Attorney General for MD Member, Supreme Court Bar
Legalspeaks.com
For interviews on Department of Justice investigation into Baltimore police tactics.
To comment on the Department of Justice's announced investigation into the Baltimore police's tactics, we FEATURE Debbie Hines, a former Maryland prosecutor. HInes often addresses legal issues at the intersection of race and crime. She is currently a practicing trial attorney and maintains a boutique law practice focused on civil and criminal litigation. Debbie frequently appears in the media as a legal commentator and guest host addressing high profile legal cases and various legal issues on C-SPAN, the Michael Eric Dyson show, the CBS, NBC, Fox 5 News, and ABC Washington, DC TV affiliates, CBC-Canadian, RT America TV, Pacifica and Sirius XM radio.
Former Executive Director and Vice President, IWPR
For interviews on the status of women in the states.
We FEATURE Dr. Barbara Gault to provide analysis of the Institute for Women's Policy Research's Status of Women in the States - the third report in the series looked at women's health and safety, including health behaviors, mortality from chronic disease, access to reproductive health care, and exposure to violence. Dr. Barbra Gault is the Executive Director and Vice President of the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Her media experience includes Reuters, CNN Money, NBC, and CNBC.
Following Hillary Clinton's vow to expand on President Obama’s executive actions to shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, we FEATURE Marisa Franco. Marisa is a community organizer, currently directing the #Not1More deportation campaign, which has sought presidential action to stem the deportation crisis. Her written articles have appeared in Fox News Latino, Yes Magazine, Politics365 and La Jornada. She has been quoted in NPR, the Washington Post, Univision, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.
Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Business and the Economy, Feminism, Internet, Labor and Employment, Media and Entertainment, Online harassment and Free speech, Pop culture, Social media
Areas of Expertise: Activism and advocacy, Advertising, Guns, Media and Entertainment, Politics, Social justice, Violence against women, Women and Politics, Women's leadership
Areas of Expertise: Activism and advocacy, Business and the Economy, Elections, Finance, Housing, Politics, Tax, Women and Politics, Women in business, Women's empowerment, Women's issues, Women's leadership