Jelani Mitchell, Author at Global Citizen Year

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Jelani Mitchell

Jelani is a passionate, active person who craves physical challenges, travelling and expressing her thoughts through writing. She actively participates in the Gay-Straight Alliance and the study of environmental science and the world's educational systems. Her goal in life is to one day slowly bring the nation's attention back to youth education reform. In her free time, Jelani sings and writes her carefree life away.