Irna Landrum (she/her/hers) is a Black queer woman from Louisiana whose Southern values still guide her through this Midwestern terrain. She is a longtime organizer with a background in labor, electoral, community, and digital campaigns. She is also an experienced facilitator who leans into conflict as a resource for change and transformation. Irna is an intermittent essayist, working on a series of personal essays about Blackness and tenderness. She lives in South Minneapolis with her partner where they auntie several tiny humans.