Kenrya Rankin

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Kenrya Rankin is an award-winning author, journalist, consultant, and producer whose work amplifies the lived experiences, advocacy, and labor of people of color to shift the narrative around who deserves liberation, joy, justice, and dignity. A disabled Black woman, she works on movement building at the intersection of AI and justice at Mozilla Foundation; sits on the boards of the Disability Culture Lab and Parent Teacher Home Visits; serves as principal at the editorial consultancy Perfectly Said Studio; and has authored five books, including How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance. 


A 25-plus-year editorial veteran, her work has appeared in dozens of national publications, including The New York Times, Reader’s Digest, Ebony, Fast Company, and Redbook, and it  has been translated into 21 languages. Rankin holds degrees from Howard University and New York University. A proud native of Cleveland, Ohio, she lives in Washington, D.C., where she enjoys Beyoncé dance parties with her kid and belly laughs with her partner.

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