Profiles

Sarah Blake Morgan is an award-winning journalist with a decade-plus career reporting for local and international news organizations. Her work has earned nine Emmy nominations and an Edward R. Murrow Award. She has interviewed presidential hopefuls, embedded with soldiers in South America, and reported alongside Ukrainian troops on the front lines. Her work has also…

Jonny Lupsha earned his BA in journalism from Valdosta State University. He’s a dedicated storyteller with 15 years’ experience in independent journalism, web journalism and marketing writing. Jonny lives in north Virginia with his wife and two children.

Nikki Sapiro Vinckier, PA-C, is an OB-GYN physician assistant with more than a decade of experience in reproductive healthcare. She is the founder of Take Back Trust, and the author of We Deserve More. You can find her online @nikkivinck. 

The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of researchers and scientists for the public good.

Ryan Pitkin is a writer and editor based in Charlotte, where he runs an alternative weekly newspaper called Queen City Nerve. He is also editor of NoDa News, a community newsletter in the neighborhood where he has been a longtime resident.

Queer Kentucky is an independent, nonprofit newsroom covering the lives, stories, and struggles of LGBTQ+ people across the Commonwealth. As Kentucky’s only LGBTQ+-focused news outlet, QKY covers public health, politics, and arts and culture with a deep commitment to the communities it serves.

Bonnie Fuller is the former CEO & Editor-in-Chief of HollywoodLife.com, and the former Editor-in-Chief of Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, USWeekly and YM. She’s now a special correspondent for politics and reproductive rights. Follow her on her substack, Bonnie Fuller: Your Body Your Choice.

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