Radical Communicators Network
Photo by Sasha Matthews of Green Tangerine Photography
Shanelle Matthews
(She/Her)
Brooklyn, NY
Shanelle Matthews is the founder of the Radical Communicators Network, the former communications director for the Movement for Black Lives, and a former faculty member of Freedom Scholars at The New School. Today, she is a full-time Distinguished Lecturer at City College at the City University of New York in the Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies. She lives in New York.
Is coffee food? Love anything saucy, covered, or smothered. I will drive long distances for good noodle soup or hot pastrami (extra mustard, extra pickles, add spicy cheese). As a Sagitarrius, I like options, so Spanish and Japanese are some of my favorite cuisines. The best slice in Brooklyn is the grandma corner slice at Rosa’s when they first open. Debate me. I also love sweetbreads like pound cake, tea cake, cake doughnuts, and churros.
Anything is possible, really. For now, I want people who come here to learn about narrative power, and to center the experiences of the people in closest proximity to oppression and work toward models whereby those who are most impacted are a part of leading, identifying solutions, setting priorities, creating policy agendas, and shifting narratives about human value.