Michelle Zacarias

[2][1] Zacarias has written for Teen Vogue, CALÓ NEWS, The Triibe, Latina Mag, People's World, New America, and City Bureau.

[2][3][4][5] A native of the West Side, Chicago, Zacarias is also a disabled, queer Latina organizer.

[6] Zacarias is a board member of Brave Space Alliance, a non-profit in South Side, Chicago.

[6][7][8] She presented on disability awareness at the U.S. Consulate at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

[9] She was selected by UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for the 2023-25 California Local News Fellowship for the Latino Media Collaborative.