Caleb Gayle

Caleb Gayle is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine and a professor at Northeastern University. He is the author of the book We Refuse to Forget: A True Story of Black Creeks, American Identity, and Power (Riverhead Books, 2022), which offers a narrative account of how many Black Native Americans were divided and marginalized by white supremacy in America. It was longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award and was named a finalist in both the Oklahoma Book Award and the Hurston Wright Foundation Legacy Award for Historical Nonfiction.

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Aminah Jenkins

Aminah Jenkins is a second-year master’s student at the University of Missouri studying data and investigative reporting.

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