Chicago, Illinois ∙ American University

Faith L. Massey is a dedicated orator and Afrocentric advocate. At the age of 16, founded the only Afrocentric club in her high school, by 18, enrolled and gained recognition for her oral presentations at American University. By 19, became a sought-after public speaker.

Recently, was selected for the Voyager Scholarship through the Obama Foundation. Her time at “SPATIAL,” a summer program for applied statistics at Georgetown University, inspired her to develop research on the impact of the transatlantic slave trade using interdisciplinary analysis.

Faith plans to be first in her family to earn a PhD and become a social policy analyst focused on reducing systemic inequalities for the black community.