The project is led by artist, writer and community organizer M. Simone Boyd, with the support of Andrea Tudhope and Steve Haruch.
M. Simone Boyd
Simone dreams of a day when her neighborhood will be free from violence, and as an artist, writer and community organizer she is working towards that day. Her advocacy efforts have helped secure more than $15 million dollars of infrastructure investments for her neighborhood. Visit her online at msimoneboyd.com.
Andrea Tudhope
is an award-winning multimedia journalist who spent a decade working in public radio, from reporter to newscaster to editor. As part of the founding leadership team for America Amplified, a national public media community engagement initiative, she launched a national talk show and co-wrote and edited a playbook on community-powered journalism. In Nashville, she launched WPLN’s first-ever daily show, This Is Nashville, in 2022, and the Nashville Banner and its podcast Banner & Company in 2024.
Steve Haruch
Steve's writing has appeared everywhere from The New York Times and The Atlantic to NPR’s Code Switch. He has worked previously at the Nashville Scene and WPLN, and is currently senior producer at the Nashville Banner. He edited the books Greetings From New Nashville: How a Sleepy Southern Town Became ‘It’ City and People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing by Jim Ridley.
Unmanageable's mission is to mobilize resources and build power for independent artists engaged in social change work. Unmanageable is providing project support and fundraising assistance for We Are North Nashville.