Krys Freeman is writer, web 2.0 evangelist, and critical thinker for social justice. Originally from New York, she found her way to the west coast as an undergraduate at Occidental College in Los Angeles. In 2007 she earned a B.A. in Urban & Environmental Policy, while also successfully completing a minor in Critical Theory & Social Justice. In 2008 Krys began publishing “bLaKtivist.com,” in an attempt to disempower harmful and oppressive ideologies for all systematically marginalized [read: “bLaK”] people. Her writing has also been published on AOL.com and Wiretapmag.org.

Before relocating to the Bay Area in August 2008, Krys served as a Media Fellow at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. There she began developing a background in social media, primarily via her work to ensure the positive visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. She has since worked to amplify LGBT voices and the voices of their straight allies, via media outlets like the New York Times and Essence magazine, as well as via blogs and other viral media platforms.