The Woman Behind

"Too often POC stories (and the stories of all marginalized peoples in general) are regulated by or told from the point of view of someone on the outside."

Jessica Yellin has created a unique space in the media landscape, presenting a concise, calm and noiseless version of the news via her Instagram platform. We spoke with Jessica about her debut fiction novel, Savage News, making mid-life career pivots, and how we can all distill our news consumption to get the facts that matter.

At age 23, Raven Hamilton is already making a significant difference in her role as Head of Product at Bloom. We sat down with Raven to learn all about managing a work-life balance in a creative field, empowering yourself through technology and some of the women leaders that inspire her every day.

A few days after the election, Michelle created @agirlhasnopresident, a politically savvy, sharp-witted Instagram account intent on keeping followers informed and activists impassioned.

"I think there are so many people like me that just woke up and said if not my problem, who’s is it? And I’m not pretending to be solving anything with these postcards but it keeps me accountable." Elisabeth Egan is the writer behind the Instagram @100postcards and is using her platform to "Change the world one postcard at a time."

Meet Frances Tulk-Hart, the artist, activist and mother who is bringing continued awareness to the immigration crisis with her platform @2000Taken.