Anderson Gallery Magazine

Esther Attean
For more than a decade, Esther Attean has spoken tirelessly to native and non-native people about the true history of America’s strategy of genocide toward indigenous people, how intergenerational trauma effects the lives of indigenous people, and how non-indigenous people continue to benefit from the strategies of destruction.

Ella Baker
The granddaughter of a slave who was beaten for refusing to marry a man her master chose for her, Ella Baker dedicated her life to working behind the scenes of the civil rights movement.

James Bell
Working for equality and justice in the legal system is James Bell’s mission as an attorney and activist. His efforts are directed at the rights of juveniles, particularly those disadvantaged by their race and/or socio-economic status. He is determined to find a positive way to reduce the number of young people in jail.

Richard Bowen
In early 2006, Richard Bowen was promoted to SVP and Business Chief Underwriter at Citigroup, at that time the largest bank in the world. Bowen was responsible to ensure that the $90 billion in mortgages Citi was purchasing annually from other banks and financial institutions met the company’s credit policies. He soon discovered that over 60% of the mortgages purchased in his largest channel were defective or fraudulent, and yet these mortgages were being securitized and sold to investors with Citigroup giving false certifications to the investors that the mortgages met it’s credit policies.

Zyahna Bryant
in the spring of 2016, fifteen-year-old high school student Zyahna Bryant, a Charlottesville native, drafted a petition for the removal of her city’s statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Her petition also called for renaming the Lee Park where the statue stood.

Peter Kellman
Since the 1960’s, Peter Kellman has been a participant in and leader of many American social justice movements, including civil rights, labor, anti-nuclear, and now, agriculture.

Chloe Maxmin
Many people turn to the natural world for a sense of peace and inspiration. For Maine state Representative Chloe Maxmin, the natural world provides a sense of personal purpose and a professional mission. “[W]e must do everything in our power to protect what we love the most,” she says.

Bree Newsome
On June 27, 2015, Americans watched an unnamed woman scale a thirty-foot pole and remove the Confederate flag from outside the State House in Columbia, South Carolina. We soon learned her name: Brittany “Bree” Newsome.

Bryan Stevenson
Bryan Stevenson has said, “Whenever society begins to create policies and laws rooted in fear and anger, there will be abuse and injustice.” It’s not often that those who are poor or those who are incarcerated can find a champion who will stand up for them and affirm their humanity, particularly within the U.S. justice system.

Kim Wasserman
In April 2013, Kim Wasserman, a Chicago-based community organizer, was one of six people in the world to receive a $150,000 environmental prize. She was the North American recipient of the Goldman Award, which is given for achievement in grassroots environmental activism.

Lili Yeh
In 1986, Lily Yeh was asked by the dancer and educator Arthur Hall to create a park in an abandoned lot next to his building in North Philadelphia. With a small grant, a few shovels, and little else, Lily invited children and adults in this ravaged inner city neighborhood to join her in clearing the rubble-filled lot. They then transformed the lot into an art park with brilliant mosaics and sculpted trees, creating an oasis of safety and peace.

Dave Zirin
In his 2011 book, Game Over, Dave Zirin concluded that Americans are being robbed by the owners of sports teams. “Now when many of us see the local stadium, we see a $1 billon real estate leviathan … that … has created a new species of fan: those who are paying for the stadiums [through taxes] but, unless they are working behind a counter, are unable to enter their gates.” As Zirin explores the intersection of sports and politics, he maintains a sharp focus on the money trail, particularly the billionaire owners who further enrich themselves by relying on middle-class Americans’ taxes to fund their massive stadiums.