Malkia Devich-Cyril is an award-winning activist, writer and public speaker on issues of digital rights, narrative power, Black liberation and collective grief, as well as the founding and former executive director of MediaJustice, a national hub boldly advancing racial justice, rights and dignity in a digital age. Malkia now serves as the organization’s senior fellow, with a focus on grief in a digital age.

Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
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Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.