June 2024 Cohort

The fifth cohort included Arinitwe Peter (he/him), a Ugandan visual ‘artivist’ using art to communicate issues that he believes are detrimental to the development and progress of African people; Maritza Bautista (she/her), a Tex-Mex/Pocha multidisciplinary artist, educator and cultural worker from Laredo, Texas whose work explores economic disparities and the survival mechanisms of working class people; and K E Garland (she/her), an award-winning creative nonfiction writer, blogger, and author based in Florida who uses personal essays and memoir to de-marginalize women’s experiences with an intent to highlight and humanize contemporary issues, such as reproductive rights, intergenerational trauma, and mental health issues.