I'm a writer, DJ/producer, and community builder based out of Oakland, California.
I’m a former senior reporter covering racial inequity at The Guardian. For more than seven years, I covered education, civil rights, and cultural phenomena for Mother Jones. I’m also one of 55 people in the inaugural class of Periplus Fellows, a mentorship collective for Black, Indigenous, and people of color writers in the US. My work has appeared in The Oregonian, The New York Times Magazine, Fast Company, Vanity Fair, and the New York Daily News.
When I’m not writing, I’m co-leading an initiative known as the BIPOC Beats Collective, an effort started in 2023 aimed at bringing more diversity in music.
Follow me on Twitter. If you want to get to know my DJ/producer persona, here is Black Panda. Got any tips? Interested in working together? Reach out to me at rios.eddie12@gmail.com.