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  • A headshot of Jennifer Bates looking at the camera with long brown hair.

Jennifer Bates, Amazon Union Organizer

Jennifer Bates, who helped lead the union organizing effort at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama facility (BHM1), grew up in a small, tight-knit community where faith, family, and hard work were central. Over decades working in food [...]

  • A headshot of Chef Lorinda John in a blue floral shirt and long brown braid looking off to the side and smiling.

Lorinda John, Indigenous Chef and Entrepreneur

Based in Gowanda, New York, the Cattaraugus Territory of the Seneca Nation, Chef Lorinda John represents a vibrant intersection of Indigenous art, food sovereignty, and cultural healing. Raised in a family where the garden, the [...]