Justin Cohen is an author, coach, political activist, public policy expert, recovering nonprofit executive, and dad. His writing, which focuses on the intersections of public policy and structural racism, has appeared in The New York Times, Bklyner, Education Week, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Education Next, and HuffPost. His first book – Change Agents: Transforming Schools from the Ground Up – debuts in October 2022.
Stuff I Wrote That I Like
CityLimits Op-Ed Opposing New Jail Construction
The New York Times “The Lives They Loved” Tribute to Sylvia Cohen (AKA my Bubby)
Bklyner Article on Preserving Abolitionist History
Patch Article on Violent Policing
Kings County Politics Op-Ed on Campaigning During a Pandemic
Bright Long-Form Story on the Blurry Lines Between Micro-Schooling and Homeschooling
Education Next Article on Niche Schools
This one blog post I wrote about racist police violence years ago that a surprising number of people read
Another old blog post about how to talk about race over the holidays that also became a radio piece in Canada somehow
Stanford Social Innovation Review article about school improvement
HuffPost pieces, from when that was a thing
Older Press
2021: The Indypendent talks about the campaign to save 227 Abolitionist Place
2020: Bklyner highlights Justin’s run for New York State Assembly
2020: BKReader talks about Justin’s progressive political platform
2020: Guernica magazine shares Justin’s first person account of violent police response to protest movements
2019: Brooklyn Eagle talks to Justin about abolition activism
2019: Brooklyn Paper covers No New Jails NYC
2018: Justin in The New York Times talking about school improvement
Contact
You can reach Justin at wordswordswordsllc at gmail dot com