Crys­tal Stel­la Becer­ril is a Chica­go-based Xicana activist, writer, and pho­tog­ra­ph­er. She is cur­rent­ly a con­tribut­ing writer for Social­ist Work­er News­pa­per, Red Wedge Mag­a­zine, and Warscapes Mag­a­zine where she writes about edu­ca­tion jus­tice, race, fem­i­nism, and culture.