Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, The New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women, and The New York Times bestselling Hunger. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. She has several books forthcoming and is also at work on television and film projects. She also has a newsletter, The Audacity.
What Is a MADRE Champion?
MADRE Champions are celebrities and influencers representing a wide range of industries, who are passionate about social justice issues and highlight our work to uplift the leadership of visionary young women and girls, Indigenous women, Afro-descendant women, LGBTQI+ people, and people with disabilities. They use their platforms to bring increased visibility to our efforts to address our partners' most urgent needs and forge opportunities for women and girls to assert their agency and create lasting social change.
What does a MADRE Champion do?
Becoming a MADRE Champion is an opportunity to raise awareness about our longstanding commitment as a global women’s human rights organization and feminist fund to end gender violence and help survivors heal; advance climate justice and amplify our partners' vital interventions and strategies to confront climate breakdown; and build a just peace while uplifting the work of women and girls to avert, resolve, and build back from war and conflict. The role of a MADRE Champion is designed to be a flexible and rewarding partnership for all involved! To learn more, contact MADRE's Associate Director of Communications and Marketing, Cait Mackaman, at cmackaman@MADRE.org.
