The Uproot Project Database is a critical resource for journalists who are seeking to connect with editors, mentors, experts, sources, and other journalists of color within the environmental space. As a network by and for environmental and climate journalists of color, The Uproot Project is committed to diversity in the media, which means spotlighting diverse voices. The people you will find in our database identify as Black, Indigenous, or other people of color, who have exercised expertise in climate, science, social justice, and environmental spaces.
Want to be a part of Uproot’s database? Fill out the application here!
Note: The database application is separate from the Uproot membership application. If you’d like to become an Uproot member, please fill out this form as well. You can learn more about membership here.
HOW TO USE
To navigate The Uproot Project Database, simply use the filters to find what you’re looking for whether it’s a mentor, subject matter expert or a freelance journalist. The database can also be narrowed down by the member’s geographic location as well as their availability to mentor, freelance, meet up for coffee based on location, or be interviewed as a subject matter expert. The database has been fully vetted and verified as of December 2022. We will continue to update, add, and verify members on a rolling basis. If you have any questions, please contact info@uprootproject.org.
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Aarohi Sheth
Aarohi is a multimedia journalist -
Aina Marzia
Aina is an independent journalist and reporter based in El Paso, Texas -
Alex (Ching Lam), Ip
Alex Ip is the Editor In Chief of The Xylom, an Atlanta-based nonprofit -
Alexia Leclercq
Alexia Leclercq is a researcher, writer, and grassroots environmental justice organizer -
Amber X. Chen
Amber X. Chen is a freelance journalist based in California -
Annette Lin
Annette Lin is a freelance journalist -
Ayobami Adedinni
Ayobami is a journalist and founder, based in Nigeria -
Ayurella Horn-Muller
Ayurella Horn-Muller is an award-winning freelance journalist and a correspondent at Climate Central. -
Britny Cordera
Britny Cordera is a published poet, nonfiction writer, and emerging journalist -
Carlos Berríos Polanco
Carlos is a freelance journalist in Puerto Rico -
Chad Small
Chad Small is a freelance journalist, and PhD student in Atmospheric Sciences -
Chia-Yi Hou
Chia-Yi is a freelance writer and science journalist who reports about health and life sciences -
Chris Trinh
Chris Trinh is a Vietnamese-American photojournalist and data analyst -
Christina Colón
Christina Colón is associate editor of Sojourners magazine -
Deneen Brown
DeNeen L. Brown has been a writer at The Washington Post for more than 35 years. -
Dharna Noor
Dharna is a climate writer at The Boston Globe -
Drew Costley
Drew Costley is a reporter, editor, photographer and videographer based in Northern Virginia -
Elham Shabahat
Elham is a freelance writer and researcher -
Ezra David Romero
Ezra covers water in the Bay Area -
Felix Poon
Felix Poon is an audio producer with a passion for deeply personal narrative storytelling -
Francisco Martínezcuello
Francisco Martínezcuello is a second-year student at UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism -
Gladstone Taylor
Gladstone is an author and journalist based in Jamaica -
Gulnaz Khan
Gulnaz Khan is the climate editor at TED Talks and a former editor at National Geographic -
Halle Parker
Halle is an environment reporter for New Orleans Public Radio -
Iris Crawford
Iris Crawford is a climate journalist and science communicator -
Jamie Jiang
Jamie covers wildfires and wildfire survivors in Northern California. -
Jane Hu
Jane is a journalist based in Seattle -
Jesenia De Moya Correa
Jesenia De Moya Correa is a Dominican American award-winning journalist -
Jireh Deng
Jireh is a poet and journalist -
Jishnu Nair
Jishnu reports on hyperlocal issues in and around Houston -
Jordan Gass-Pooré
Jordan Gass-Pooré is an award-winning podcast producer and investigative journalist -
Katherine Cheng
Katherine Cheng is a Chinese-Canadian freelance documentary photographer and videojournalist -
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson
Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson is a Pacific Islander journalist with over 20 years experience -
Laura Lopez Gonzalez
Laura López González is a Chicana health and science writer/editor with 15 years of experience -
Laura Marina Boria
Laura is a bilingual audio producer and editor -
Lauren J. Young
Lauren J. Young is a science journalist, editor, and multimedia producer in New York City -
Learnmore Nyoni
Learnmore Nyoni is a Zimbabwean Black journalist & documentary filmmaker -
Liuan Huska
Liuan covers the intersection of earth, body, and spirit. -
Lucia Priselac
Lucia is the Director of The Uproot Project -
Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz
Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz uses science and storytelling to understand and bring visibility to Puerto Rico’s food system’s issues -
Lujain Al-Saleh
Lujain is an environmental advocate and freelance journalist -
Maria Paula Rubiano A.
Maria Paula Rubiano A. is a science and environmental journalist with a focus on sustainability, food sovereignty, etc. -
Maureen Mitra
Maureen is an environmental journalist at Earth Island Journal -
Maya L. Kapoor
Maya L. Kapoor is an award-winning science writer -
Maya Richard-Craven
Maya is an editorial fellow with the National Audubon Society -
Michelle Dang
Michelle Dang is a producer at the podcast Science Vs from Gimlet Media/Spotify -
Monica Samayoa
Monica is an award-winning journalist at Oregon Public Broadcasting -
Natasha Vizcarra
Natasha is a freelance science writer and editor -
Nimisha Agarwal
Nimisha is a trek leader-turned reporter -
Nithin Coca
Nithin Coca is a freelance reporter covering Asia and the US -
Paige Curtis
Paige Curtis is a Boston-based writer covering the intersection of climate, arts, and culture -
Pamela EA (Elizarrarás Acitores)
Pamela EA is a documentary photographer and climate justice organizer focused on gender equality. -
Paola Rosa-Aquino
Paola is a Brooklyn-based reporter covering science, climate, and space -
Purbita Saha
Purbita is a web and magazine editor/journalist -
Quratulain Tejani
Quratulain is a freelance journalist based in New York -
Rachel Ramirez
Rachel Ramirez is a climate writer with CNN, covering climate science and environmental justice -
Richa Syal
Richa Syal is an investigative journalist reporting on environmental exploitation -
Rico Moore
Rico writes news reports and longform stories -
Ruxandra Guidi
Ruxandra is an experienced reporter and assistant professor -
Samuel Ajala
Samuel Ajala is a seasoned data and development journalist -
Sarah Belle Lin
Sarah Belle Lin is a freelance journalist reporting on the nexus of in/justice, sociocultural movements, accountability and solutions -
Shantal Riley
Shantal is an award-winning, freelance health and science writer. -
Siri Chilukuri
Siri is a freelance journalist bassed in Chicago -
Spoorthy Raman
Spoorthy Raman is a Toronto-based science journalist with over five years of experience in sciene writing and editing -
Taylor Moore
Taylor Moore is a freelance journalist in Chicago who writes about environmental justice, urban development, and politics -
Tristan Navera
Tristan Navera covers sustainable building materials and design -
Vivek Shandas
Vivek Shandas is a Professor of Climate Transformation and Director of the Sustaining Urban Places Research (SUPR) Lab at Portland State University -
Wufei Yu
Wufei Yu is a bilingual journalist based in New Mexico and about to move back to the Greater China area -
Yessenia Funes
Yessenia Funes is an environmental journalist dedicated to covering climate and environmental justice. -
Yvette Cabrera
Yvette Cabrera is a senior reporter at The Center for Public Integrity covering inequality in economic and social well-being. -
Zayna Syed
Zayna Syed is a Pulliam environment fellow at the Arizona Republic, where she writes about the climate crisis, water management, etc -
Zeina Mohammed
Zeina is a health and medicine reporter for the Boston Globe