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Carmilla Floyd is a Swedish-American writer, editor, and journalist known for her work focusing on marginalized communities and social issues. She has collaborated with photographer Joseph Rodriguez on the book "Respekt," which documents girls trying to break the cycle of gang violence in Los Angeles34. Floyd has contributed to US media including the New York Times about prison[1] and gang violence[2]. She has also worked for Swedish media, including for Expressen Kultur[3], and SvD[4]. Her work often centers on themes of respect, violence, and the experiences of those at society's margins346. She is also active on social media, sharing her travels and insights1. For non-profits like the World's Children's Prize she has reported extensively about children's rights around the world, including indigenous children in Canada, domestic trafficking[5] in the US and vulnerable girls[6] in India.

  1. https://www.instagram.com/kakaotravels/
  2. https://www.instagram.com/p/DFz8zmICA2Q/
  3. https://immigrant.org/forfattare/F/floyd.htm
  4. https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/events/respekt-exhibition.html
  5. https://malmstenhellberg.com/tag/editor-carmilla-floyd/
  6. https://tisch.nyu.edu/photo/news/prof-joseph-rodriguez-featured-on-swedish-radio-documentary.html


References

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  1. ^ Rodriguez, Joseph; Floyd, Carmilla (2023-10-21). "Opinion | Elderly and Imprisoned: 'I Don't Count It as Living, Only Existing.'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  2. ^ Floyd, Carmilla; Rodriguez, Joseph (2024-12-14). "Opinion | How Sweden Could End Its Epidemic of Gang Violence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  3. ^ Rodríguez, Text: Carmilla FloydFoto: Joseph (2025-02-08). "CARMILLA FLOYD: Inlåsta barn får inte gängen att försvinna". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  4. ^ Floyd, Carmilla (2020-06-09). "Svarta flickor riskerar brottas ner på golvet". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  5. ^ "Shaquana took control of her life - World's Children's Prize". worldschildrensprize.org. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
  6. ^ "The girl who was saved - World's Children's Prize". worldschildrensprize.org. Retrieved 2025-06-10.