Courtney E. Martin has written/edited five books, including Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America From my Daughter's School and Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists. She also has a popular weekly newsletter on Substack called Examined Family. She is the co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network and FRESH Speakers Bureau, and often works with organizations—TED, the Aspen Institute, The Obama Foundation, and The Sundance Institute—on how to make impactful, story-rich social change. She speaks widely at conferences and colleges. She lives with her partner and two daughters in a co-housing community in Oakland.
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