Fellows

Madison Maxey is a creative technologist who works at the intersection of design and technology.

Evan Walker-Wells is a cofounder and the publisher of Scalawag, a new media nonprofit reckoning with Southern politics and culture.

Crowned the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of the nation's capital, Byrd is the self-proclaimed first Senator of Washington, DC (Vote Byrd 2032).

Jenn Duong is the director of virtual reality at 1215creative, a creative agency and production company based in Los Angeles.

Kristopher Edelen (also known as Chef KPE) is interested in reinventing the modern American dining experience, and in February 2014, he launched HOTPANnyc, a culinary concept dedicated to postmodern cuisine.

Marie-Therese Png is the founder of Implikit, a neurotechnology project at the MIT Media Lab, developing design ethics around using VR/neurofeedback to decrease implicit racial bias.

Keya Tama is a 19-year-old South African street artist living in Los Angeles who has been producing murals and participating in exhibitions around the world since the age of thirteen.

Emi Mahmoud is the reigning 2015 World Poetry Slam Champion. She dedicates her time to spreading understanding through poetry and advocacy, particularly for the cause of refugees and disadvantaged communities.

Alex is a News Audio Fellow at BuzzFeed, where she produces podcasts and tells stories on the Amazon Echo.

Nina Mariah Donovan is a 19-year-old spoken-word artist and student whose poem, "Nasty Woman," was recited by Ashley Judd at the 2017 Women's March on Washington.

Ani Acopian is a 23-year-old filmmaker and content creator whose work aims to challenge the boundaries where film and social media intersect.