Zerlina Maxwell
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Zerlina Maxwell (born November 16, 1981[1][2]) is an American cable television host, political analyst, commentator, speaker, and writer. She writes and speaks about culture, gender inequity, sexual consent, racism, and similar topics from a liberal perspective.[3][4] She describes herself as a survivor of sexual assault and a "survivor activist".[3][5]
Education
Maxwell holds a J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School and a B.A. in international relations from Tufts University.[6]
Career
Maxwell worked as a field organizer for the
Maxwell has appeared frequently on
Personal life
In 2014, Maxwell disclosed that she was sexually assaulted by a roommate's boyfriend. The incident took place in her dorm room when she was a college student.[16] She also expressed concerns about support she received from the university when she reported the incident.[16]
References
- ^ Inman, DeMicia (2020-12-07). "Zerlina Maxwell talks new book, race and why she's encouraged by the Biden-Harris win". TheGrio. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
After working as a field organizer for President Barack Obama's presidential campaign and as a staffer for Hillary Clinton, Maxwell, 39, continued her career on television.
- ^ Politico Staff (16 November 2020). "Birthday of the Day: Zerlina Maxwell, host of 'Zerlina' on Peacock, MSNBC analyst and co-host of 'Signal Boost Show' on Sirius XM". Politico. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b Sachdeva, Surbhi (2017-11-20). "Q&A: Zerlina Maxwell on rape culture and sexual assault". Stanford Daily. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ Bliss, Mark (2017-02-16). "Former Clinton aide: Trump campaign normalized racism, sexism". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ Galo, Sarah (2015-02-23). "Zerlina Maxwell: 'I'm making a pitch for more public male allies'". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "2015 Event - Challenging Rape Culture". Columbia College. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Zerlina Maxwell '13: Gaining Influence in the Political Conversation". Rutgers School of Law–Newark, S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice. 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ a b c d Menza, Kaitlin (2017-12-18). "How I Get It Done: Zerlina Maxwell". The Cut. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ "WATCH: Hillary Clinton on combating sexism in politics". Hear & Now. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ @ZerlinaMaxwell (September 6, 2022). "Personal News: My last episode of @zerlinashow on 9/15 next week will also be my last day at @msnbc" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Intrabartola, Lisa (2013-03-22). "Rutgers Law Student, Rape Survivor, Takes on Sean Hannity and Victim-Blaming". Rutgers Today. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ "Zerlina Maxwell". The American Prospect. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ Smith, Ben (2012-07-10). "A Twitter Voice to Follow". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ Rayfield, Jillian (2012-10-03). "Political must reads: Salon's Twitter 50". Salon. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ "Zerlina Maxwell on TIME's 140 Best Twitter Feeds List". TIME. 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ a b Maxwell, Zerlina. "Rape Culture Is Real". Time. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
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