Bertrand Cooper is a writer and education professional based in Los Angeles. Drawing on twenty six years of deprivation and a Master's in Education Theory and Policy, his writing explores the depictions of poverty in society.

Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?, by Bertrand Cooper

I Escaped Poverty, But Hunger Still Haunts Me, by Bertrand Cooper

The Failure of Affirmative Action, by Bertrand Cooper

Is it Possible for Black Creatives to Exploit the Poor? w/ Damon Young & Bertrand Cooper - Bad Faith podcast

Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, by Karen and Barbara Fields

Blacks See Growing Values Gap Between Poor and Middle Class (2007) - Pew Research Center

The Devastating Effects of Concentrated Poverty, by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Architecture of Segregation, by Paul Jargowsky

Neighborhood Income Composition by Household Race and Income, 1990 - 2009 - Stanford

Black Boy Fly, by Kendrick Lamar (YouTube)

Identity Theft, by Zaid Jilani

Black Jeopardy with Tom Hanks - SNL (YouTube)

Roger Ebert Speaks Out at a Better Luck Tomorrow Screening - YouTube

1,000 True Fans, by Kevin Kelly

Inequality Is High Within the Black Community, by Bertrand Cooper

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Salomé Sibonex is a writer, artist, and co-founder of The Black Sheep, a publication that frees people to take the path less traveled. She's given talks at FreedomFest and LibertyCon on how creative freedom allows us all to forge our own path—if we dare.

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Harrison Duran is a field paleontologist whose popular social media accounts document his preparation and excavation in the American West. His videography and storytelling convey the work and skill required by paleontology, as well as its significance to our understanding of the natural world. Species which he has excavated and prepared include Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex.

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