Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Jacob Moore, or Jon Jon, is a junior American Studies student at Tufts University focusing in racial politics in the U.S and minoring in Communication and Media Studies, specializing in radical Black and social media. A Queer Black Chicano from Detroit, Jon Jon is a spoken word poet, writer, and avid scholar interested in utilizing new media to explore the frontiers of militant honesty, compassion, and love. His research at the intersections of race, media, political philosophy, and queer studies focuses on the power of personal narrative and healing through storytelling in the face of White supremacist violence in the U.S and around the world. When not writing, performing, or sleeping, Jon Jon can be found watching Ghost Adventures and eating cheesecake of any kind.