Dr. Yolande Tomlinson is a radical queer Black feminist mama, educator-organizer, writer, avid gardener, and lover of people and plants. As co-director of Organization for Human Rights and Democracy, she works with communities of color to build the world they want to live in now. Her organizing is grounded in her experience in the Jamaican countryside, where she was raised by her Grandmother Rose who taught her to farm, build community, and practice love that’s expansive and liberatory. Yolande holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from Emory University.