Michelle Zacarias
Education
Occupations

Michelle Zacarias is an American journalist, activist and academic. She has written for several publications,[1] and is an adjunct instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.[1]

Life

Zacarias received a bachelor's degree in English and Philosophy at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2013,[2] [3] and graduated with a Masters in Studies of Law and a Certification of Law, Social Justice and Diversity at the USC Gould School of Law.[2][1] Zacarias has written for Teen Vogue, CALÓ NEWS, The Triibe, Latina Mag, People’s World, New America, and City Bureau.[2][3][4][5]

A native of the West Side, Chicago, Zacarias is also a disabled, queer Latina organizer.[4] She is one of four founders of the Trans Liberation Collective (TLC) to fight anti-transgender bathroom bills.[6] Zacarias is a board member of The Brave Space Alliance, a non-profit in South Side, Chicago.[6][7][8] She presented on disability awareness at the U.S. Consulate at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[9] She was selected by UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for the 2023-25 California Local News Fellowship for the Latino Media Collaborative.[4]

Recognition

Zacarias was awarded the 2018 Saul Miller Excellence in Journalism Award,[10] and was inducted to the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2020.[6][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Michelle Zacarias". annenberg.usc.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. ^ a b c "Author Michelle Zacarias". CALÓNEWS. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Michelle Zacarias". New America. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  4. ^ a b c "2023 – 2025 Fellows – California Local News Fellowship". Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  5. ^ "Michelle Zacarias | Page 20". People's World. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  6. ^ a b c "Michelle Zacarias". Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. ^ Wittich, Jake (2023-04-12). "Brave Space Alliance Announces New CEO To Lead The Black- And Trans-Led LGBTQ Center". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  8. ^ Gettinger, Aaron (2021-06-29). "Inside the Brave Space Alliance, the Black- and trans-led LGBTQ center in Hyde Park". Hyde Park Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  9. ^ "Michelle Zacarias". Unlikely Stories Mark V. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  10. ^ "Michelle Zacarias". New America. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  11. ^ Park, Minju (2020-08-04). "The Chicago LGBT Hall Of Fame Has Announced The 2020 Inductees". WBEZ Chicago. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
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