Death & the Gravedigger’s Angel

Author Bio: Loretta Ross

Loretta J. Ross is an activist, professor, and public intellectual. In her five decades in the human rights movement, she has deprogramed white supremacists, taught convicted rapists the principles of feminism, and organized the second-largest march on Washington, surpassed only by the 2017 Women’s March. She is a cofounder of the National Center for Human Rights Education and the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and her many accolades and honors include a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship and a 2024 induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. She is an associate professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and a partner with 14th Strategies Consultants, with which she runs “Calling In” training sessions at organizations around the country.