Howell, who recently received a Poynter Fellowship as part of a model national project in multicultural communication and journalism, has received two national journalism awards for her editorial writing.
She writes a weekly column for The Michigan Citizen and is a co-founder of DETROIT SUMMER, a multicultural, inter-generational youth leadership program that engages the talents and energies of young people to rebuild and redefine Detroit from the ground up.
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.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
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.