Shannon Lee
Participant
Founder/CEO of Beyond The Hot Take, Shanon Lee is best known for contributing to The Lily at The Washington Post. Her opinion essays on misogyny and racism are widely circulated and have been shared by notables including bestselling author J.K. Rowling, rap legend MC Lyte and political activist Kevin Powell. She was named to The Tempest’s 40 Women To Watch 2019 list for advancing the dialogue around gender-based violence. Shanon is the creator of Capital Muse, a Facebook Bulletin newsletter centering Black women and DC, and a mentor for The OpEd Project. She is represented by the Carol Mann Agency.
We exposed corruption and human rights abuses working in a cross-border network supported by ICFJ.
— Lisseth Boon, Venezuela