Diane Burkholder (she/her) is a Black mixed-race, queer community organizer who has lived in Kansas City, MO since 2011. Diane is the founder of The DB Approach, which provides anti-oppression and social justice facilitation, coaching and training. She’s a co-founder of One-Struggle KC, a coalition of Kansas City activists seeking to connect the struggles of oppressed Black communities, locally and globally and co-moderates the Kansas City Freethinkers of Color, Kansas City Mixed Roots and Brown Voices/Brown Pulse. Her cat, Rosa (Parks) currently serves as her overseer and time keeper/alarm clock.