Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz, who has over 20 years of experience as a librarian and archivist, now serves as the commissioner of the ...

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Black lesbian librarian Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz as chief keeper of the city’s ...

While the Trump administration faces scrutiny over efforts to strip or alter public data, New York City elevates Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz as a leader committed to preserving it.

While the Trump administration faces scrutiny over efforts to strip or alter public data, Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz is committed ...

While the Trump administration faces scrutiny over efforts to strip or alter public data, New York City elevates Shawn(ta) ...

Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or ...