Candace Howze is a North Carolina-based writer, activist and multimedia artist. Her advocacy work began in 2016 when she authored a Change.org petition regarding policy brutality which received 40,000 signatures. She is currently co-organizing a petition to address ethnic stereotypes in film and television. She holds a BA in Communication from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and works for a nonprofit to expand college access to marginalized youth. You can find her online at candacehowze.com.