Who We Are
We are a group of scholars, writers, and designers affiliated with MutualAid.NYC, who believe that our power is in amplifying the stories of the unheard.
Editors
Tyesha Maddox is a Historian of the African Diaspora and Caribbean Immigration. She is an Assistant Professor at Fordham University. Her work examines Caribbean immigrant mutual aid societies and benevolent associations in the early twentieth century. She is currently working with MutualAid.NYC on their Public History and Political Education Committee.
Dan Joslyn is a PhD Candidate in the History Department at New York University, working on mystical socialism at the turn of the twentieth century. He is one of the key organizers in MutualAid.NYC and in the Religion and Socialism Working Group of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Joan Flores-Villalobos is Assistant Professor of African Diaspora History at the University of Southern California. Her work focuses on Afro-Latinx histories of gender, migration, and empire.
Kelly Goucher is a senior marketing communications professional with over 15 years experience in storytelling, social impact and integrated marketing.
Contributors
Eric Tien
Samantha La Rochelle
Lucia Dallett
Jack McKernan
Isabella Iazzetta
Grace Schmidt
Design Team
Rabia Hussain: Part of what this decade has given me, is the beautiful gift of self realization. I try to express much of it through my art & the stories I can help tell, that affect everyone and everything around me. I am an artist!
Samantha LaRochelle is a student at NYU Tisch majoring in Dramatic Writing with minors in Film and Psychology. Still figuring out what my work is, but let’s just say telling stories (usually visually) about real people, how they behave, why, and how it affects those around them. Humans are odd. That’s the extremely vague statement I have to offer, let’s hope being handed a diploma magically makes me more articulate.
A.L. Hu is a queer nonbinary architect and community organizer, and is constantly having an existential crisis and cannot describe themself or their work at the moment. They can sometimes be described using these emojis: 🌸👽💩🌊
Copy Editors
Sarah Schneider
Eileen Willis is an editor, writer, and musician who has 20 years’ experience overseeing editorial and digital content for NYC arts organizations, including the Brooklyn Museum, ICP, The Met, and Lincoln Center. As a musician, she has toured in several bands, most notably Pistolera, Cordero, and Moona Luna.
