James Landrith

James Landrith was born in Peoria, Illinois and raised in nearby Deer Creek. Landrith left Central Illinois in 1989 to begin a career in the U.S. Marine Corps. His duty stations included Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Saudi Arabia and Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. Landrith was honorably discharged from the Office of the Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps in January 1995 after reaching the rank of Sergeant (E-5). Landrith served on the staff of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission for the 1995 round of base closures. He moved on from Commission to the government relations departments of several national trade associations to gain significant knowledge of the legislative process and Capitol Hill. Landrith founded The Multiracial Activist and The Abolitionist Examiner in 1997 and also writes for the Good Men Project, Medium, and other media organizations. He is the former Washington Director of Project RACE and served as a tutor of adult learners and is a strong believer in literacy, having served on the Board of Directors of Push Literacy Action Now (PLAN) in Southeast, Washington, D.C. He has served as a survivor speaker with the Rape Abuse Incest National Network (RAINN) Speakers Bureau. As a veteran, he has served in media relations positions with Veterans for Common Sense, Veterans Against the Iraq War and Men Recovering from Military Sexual Trauma. Through his work with The Multiracial Activist, Landrith has served on several dozen civil liberties coalitions and campaigns on a variety of issues to include being a plaintiff in CNSS v. Department of Justice in 2002. He is often quoted by media on issues related to interracial families, multiracial identity in the United States, rape culture, male survivor issues and military sexual trauma. He has appeared on HuffPost Live, PBS's To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, C-SPAN and other broadcast media. In addition, he has been quoted, consulted or mentioned by ABC Evening News, Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and other print and internet media.