Eric Paris Whitfield is a New York based cofounder of Prisoners' Brain Trust; a Narrative Lab 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 obtaining a Bard College Masters in Public Humanities degree.