Dr. Christy Perez
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As seen in:
Filter,
Yahoo Canada,
Salon,
Yahoo Sports Canada,
HuffPost UK,
Yahoo Style Canada,
Yahoo Movies Canada,
LGBTQ Nation,
Modern Farmer,
YES! Magazine,
Shadow Proof
and
Covers:
Policing, Prisons, Drug Policy & Harm Reduction, Trans Healthcare, Theology & History
theologian, historian, journalist, policy strategist, executive director of the Dreaming Justice Project. Atlanta, GA.
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Dr. Christy Perez’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Dr. Christy Perez is an Afro-Latina public theologian, historian, journalist, content creator and policy strategist whose work centers the intersections of incarceration, public health, and structural inequality. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Dreaming Justice Project based in Atlanta, where she leads initiatives focused on reentry support, harm reduction, political education, and decarceral policy, and she serves as State Gender Policy Manager at Georgia Equality, advancing s…
Dr. Christy Perez’s Journalist Portfolio
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"Erasure is not neutral": The inextricable link between LGBTQ+ rights & a functioning democracy -...
"Close Ranks and Fortify": Black Liberation Scholar Dr. Charity Clay Advises on Memphis Complicit...
Interview
See all 11 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Filter Magazine, my first love.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No?
How is social media changing news?
It's making information more accessible, while allowing news consumers to interact with the content and posit their thoughts in a meaningful way.