Rachel Elizabeth Cargle

Rachel Cargle is an Ohio-born, Brooklyn-based writer and entrepreneur. She is the founder of multiple organizations, including The Loveland Group, a constellation of social enterprises dedicated to Black and QTBIPOC culture; The Loveland Foundation, which offers free therapy to Black women and gender nonconforming individuals; and Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre, a space that amplifies the work of writers who are often excluded from traditional canons. Cargle’s writing outside of CULTURED has appeared in Atmos Magazine and The Cut.