Makani Themba is chief strategist at Higher Ground Change Strategies, and founder and former executive director of The Praxis Project, a nonprofit that helps communities use media and policy advocacy to advance health justice. Makani is author of Making Policy, Making Change and coauthor (with Hunter Cutting) of Talking the Walk: Communications Guide for Racial Justice. Her latest book is Fair Game: A Strategy Guide for Racial Justice Communications in the Obama Era.