La Toya Tooles is a journalist who uses in-depth reporting and social and digital media to give a voice to those made silent. She has a passion for storytelling and a strong desire to affect public dialogue.

She has written for The Brooklyn Ink, Salon.com, OhDang!Mag, The Afro American, The Golden Gate [X]Press and the Western Edition.

La Toya received her master’s degree in digital media journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a B.A. in print journalism.