As a co-founder of Minneapolis publishing company Wise Ink, Dara Beevas seeks authors whose mission is to share stories that ignite change, tolerance, and growth. Under her leadership, Wise Ink has worked closely with more than 1,000 authors in the past decade, publishing more than 600 books. Beevas also has been at the forefront of building partnerships with more than a dozen local nonprofits and social change organizations. This initiative remains a priority, with partnerships on the horizon to empower Black and brown youth through writing and storytelling. A published author and past Bush Foundation Fellow, Beevas also created Project Exodus, a program designed to give voice to books authored by people of color, focused on publishing anthologies written by youth and books for diverse audiences.