Keith Rushing

Keith Rushing, a native of Queens, New York, is a graduate of Carleton College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He worked as a print journalist for newspapers in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Virginia, and California. He worked in a number of reporting beats including local government, education, and crime. After leaving news reporting in 2007, Rushing began working in various communications roles for social justice organizations including Advancement Project, Appleseed, and Rights Working Group, where he became its communications director in 2013.