Writer, historian, and climate and gender equality advocate are a few of the many hats Kwolanne wears. Kwolanne is pursuing her PhD in History at NYU, where she focuses on the intersections of U.S. environmental history and Black history. She is a Columbia University alumna where she studied history, specializing in the African Diaspora. Her experiences growing up as a black woman in a low-income community sparked her love for advocacy.

Her passion lies in international politics, environmentalism, gender equality advocacy, writing, and program development. Kwolanne enjoys finding ways to tie all of her interests together through her work and advocacy. Most notably, she’s worked with organizations like the United Nations, the Malala Fund, and the Mellon Foundation. She has spoken on panels at COP 27 (the UN Climate Change Conference) and at the UN headquarters, where she discussed gender-responsive climate policy. Kwolanne has also published her opinion writings in Truthout, Womanly Magazine, Salty Magazine, and Ms. Magazine. In her writing, Kwolanne focuses on social commentary and intersectional issues.

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