Colorbloq
Niq Johnson + Chief Esparza
Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Niq D. Johnson was born and raised in Washington, DC, and has since settled in western PA. They have a MA & Ph.D. in Communication & Rhetoric from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in English & GSWS from Emory University. They work in the field of social impact strategy and maintain involvement in other projects as a scholar/researcher, post-ac career advisor, DE&I consultant, and lifelong community organizer.
Co-Founder and Executive Director. Chief Esparza was born and raised in Southern California and has made the San Francisco Bay Area home for more than a decade. . He has a BA in Political Science from UC Santa Barbara, and has spent time in direct services nonprofit, while currently working in D&I communications and policy in the tech space.
XO chats with Niq and Chief about their mission and objective for building and empowering a community of Queer & Trans People of Color. Take a listen now, or downland and enjoy later.
