Angela Y. Davis

Angela Y. Davisis a political activist, scholar, author, and speaker. She is an outspoken advocate for the oppressed and exploited, writing on Black liberation, prison abolition, the intersections of race, gender, and class, and international solidarity with Palestine. She is the author of several books, includingWomen, Race, and ClassandAre Prisons Obsolete?She is the subject of the acclaimed documentaryFree AngelaandAll Political Prisonersand is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of California, Santa Cruz.Davis is the recipient of the 2020 Cultural Freedom Prize from Lannan Foundation.