CONTRIBUTORS Liz Abrams is a longtime member of Writers Room and a TRIPOD Writerin-Residence (2020-21). Ayana Allen-Handy is a native Philadelphian and former elementary school teacher and high school counselor, Dr. Allen-Handy’s 19-year career has been dedicated to advancing justice in all of its forms, particularly education, racial, and social justice. She received a PhD in Education Curriculum & Instruction, specializing in Urban Education from Texas A&M University, a MEd from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX, and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, double majoring in Management & Society and Spanish. She is also a former Post-Doctoral Fellow of The Urban Education Collaborative at UNC-Charlotte. Brenda Bailey has been on this journey for several years. Her involvement with Writers Room has been a great experience. She has learned the importance of words, research, and using them to express yourself. She is a TRIPOD Writer-in-Residence (2017 to present). Kelly Bergh is a graduate of the Drexel University Masters in Publishing program. She has helped to design and create numerous Writers Room publications, including Quaranzine 2020: A New Ritual. Hari Bhatt is a TRIPOD Writer-in-Residence and Drexel University student. Norman Cain was born in 1942 and raised on Olive Street in West Philadelphia. He graduated in 1964 from the Bluefield State College in West Virginia, where he majored in social science and minored in English. A retired social worker, teacher, father of five, and grandfather of seven, he is active in several writing groups, including the Best Day of My Life So Far at the Germantown Senior Center. Anthology 7
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