Eric Paris Whitfield is Cofounder of Prisoners' Brain Trust; an Empowerment Avenue Essayist/Journalist; Study and Struggle book reviewer; and 2023 graduate from Bard College with his senior thesis entitled: Feminist Theory, NYC Black LGBTQ+ Youth and the Complexities of Intersectionality: Finding Autonomy amid Heteronormalcy and Racism. Currently, he is working on a Masters in Public Humanities.