Jalyn Radziminski is the created Fight The New Jim Crow when she took a African American Studies course at Emory University called, "Baltimore Uprisings". In this course Jalyn researched mass incarceration, recidivism, and the non-profit industrial complex to support activist groups in Baltimore such as, "Leaders for a Beautiful Struggle" and "Dare to be King". Jalyn continued to search for ways academia can unite with grassroots movements to promote social awareness and give systematic solutions issues related to incarceration through working with women in Georgia prisons in the course "Female Incarceration", as well as political advocacy as a founding executive member of Emory SPEAR, Students for Prison Education and Resistance.
After graduation, Jalyn gained experience in non-profit development, business operations, program management, diversity and inclusion training, awareness campaign management, database management, and strategic planning. Jalyn also has experience engaging corporations to participate in and donate to efforts related to social responsibility. By leveraging interdisciplinary, intersectional, transnational, and cross-industry perspectives, Radziminski continues to create innovative, sustainable solutions as well as promote civic engagement as a young professional. For more information read Jalyn's Blog here and view Jalyn's LinkedIn here |
William has been an advocate for Prison Reform for about a year. He began getting involved with "Strong Returns: Millennial Prison Reform," and became the Georgia state captain.
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Caroline is a sophomore at Emory University majoring in Human Health and Spanish. She's an advocate for social justice, recently taking part in a protest to address the discrimination students of color are subjected to here at Emory. She is a member of Campus Kitchens, a group that collects food from the college and nearby grocery stores, repurposes it, and delivers the prepared foods to homeless shelters and churches in the greater Atlanta area. She also serves as a member of the Development Team for Emory's branch of Camp Kesem, a national organization that organizes summer camp for children whose parents have been affected by cancer. In her free time, Caroline runs half-marathons and practices yoga.
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