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Will Youmans | |
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| Born | February 9, 1978 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and activist |
William Lafi Youmans (born February 9, 1978) is an American professor, activist, and former rapper.
Youmans graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in political science in 2000. In 2003, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. Youmans has a PhD in communication studies at his undergraduate alma mater, Michigan.
His mother is from Nazareth. His grandparents are Arab citizens of Israel, but he prefers to describe them as Palestinians. Youmans was troubled by the disadvantage and disrespect towards them that he witnessed when visiting them at the age of 17.[1]
- ^ "Drawing a Rap Refrain From a U.N. Resolution". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14.