Speaker: Briahna Gray, columnist and senior politics editor Title of Presentation: The Identity Politics Wars 2020 Edition Briahna Gray is a columnist and senior politics editor at The Intercept. She is also an opinion columnist with a focus on progressive political messaging, as well as issues relating to identity and culture. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, Current Affairs, and The Week, among others. Her insights regarding the weaponization of identity in the contemporary political sphere can be found in the Fusion documentary Trumpland: Kill All Normies, as well as a variety of podcasts and online programs, including NPR, TYT, and The Real News. Prior to joining The Intercept, she practiced law at a boutique litigation firm in New York City and was contributing editor to Current Affairs Magazine. She is also the co-host of the podcast SWOTI (Someone’s Wrong on the Internet), on which she applies a leftist lens to subjects relating to both politics and pop culture. She received a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 2011, and a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College in 2007. https://events.illinoisstate.edu/event/illinois-state-university-speaker-series-briahna-gray/