Ashleigh-Rae was the 2025 recipient of the Jack Layton Journalism for Change Fellowship. They are a Black, queer journalist, facilitator, and community member dedicated to liberation for all. They have previously interned at Toronto Star, and was selected as the CJF-CBC Black Women's Fellow for 2022. Ashleigh-Rae has written for outlets like Yahoo, Broadview Magazine, IndigiNews, and more. Their work reflects their love of community, and their innate optimism of bettering humanity.
Their articles can be found here: https://rabble.ca/author/ashleigh-rae-thomas/