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Title: Dr. Christy Perez Recognized in NY Weekly Magazine’s Top 30 Inspirational Women To Look Out For in 2026

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 27th Mar 2026 - Dr. Christy Perez has been named one of NY Weekly Magazine’s Top 30 Inspirational Women To Look Out For in 2026, recognizing her work as a public theologian, journalist, historian, and social impact strategist advancing conversations around justice, faith, and systemic change.Perez is the founder of the Dreaming Justice Project, a collective focused on confronting structural inequities and supporting communities navigating incarceration, reentry, and systemic marginalization. Through policy engagement, journalism, education, and community programs, the organization works to expand access to resources and reimagine systems that impact economic, racial, and gender justice.In addition to leading the Dreaming Justice Project, Perez serves as State Gender Policy Manager at Georgia Equality and is a Senior Journalism Fellow with the Alice Dunbar Journalism Fellowship at The Lighthouse | Black Girl Projects. Her work examines the intersections of politics, religion, and culture, translating complex social issues into accessible insights that help communities better understand systems of power and pathways toward change.A 2024 Stillwater Award recipient and Marvel Cooke Abolitionist Journalism Fellow, Perez’s writing and analysis have appeared in national media outlets where she offers commentary on policy, faith traditions, and justice-centered social movements.Perez is also the author of Practicing Freedom: A Dreaming Justice Project Handbook for Faith, Abolition, and the Work of Repair, a book that explores how faith, history, and community action can intersect to address structural harm while imagining new possibilities for collective liberation.Through both scholarship and direct community engagement, Perez’s work focuses on...

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