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Priscilla Pinto Ferreira

Organizing Committee, Chair

Dr. Priscilla Ferreira is an Afro-Brazilian feminist, abolitionist, and social justice educator. She is also an Assistant Professor of Geography and Latinx & Caribbean at Rutgers University- New Brunswick-USA. Her work and


Kevon Rhiney

Organizing Committee

Dr. Kevon Rhiney is an Associate professor of Geography at Rutgers University. As a broadly trained human geographer, my research interests are wide-ranging and interdisciplinary. Over the years, I have


Teona Williams

Organizing Committee

Dr. Teona Williams is a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography. Her work revolves around Black Geographies, 20th century African American and environmental history, and Black feminist theory.


Calvin Walds

Organizing Committee | Project Assistant

Calvin is a Phd Student in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University.


Nia Cambridge

Organizing Committee | Project Assistant

Nia Cambridge is third year PhD student in the Geography Department at Rutgers University — New Brunswick. Born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, Nia is a human-environment geographer whose research lies at


Raymond Jennings

Organizing Committee | Project Assistant

Raymond is a third year PhD student in the Department of Geography at Rutgers University. His research interests engage most closely with Black European and Atlantic studies, urban geography &


Jamaal Wright

Co-Organizing Committee, University of Florida

Dr. Jamaal Wright is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida. His research interests include the study of race and place in urban America.


Adam Bledsoe

Co-Organizing Committee, University of Minnesota

Adam Bledsoe is a professor in the department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota. His research interests include Black geographies, African Diaspora, and Political Geography. Publications


Yousuf Al-Bulushi

Co-Organizing Committee, UC Irvine

Dr. Al-Bulushi is an Assistant Professor of Global & International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. His work sits at the intersection of political theory, global political economy, African


Gizele Martins

International Co-Organizing Committee | Speaker

Gizele Martins is a human rights defender and grassroots communicator, resident of Morro do Timbau, in the Maré favela, Rio de Janeiro. She is a journalist, with a Masters in