On Buffalo Honest and International Affairs Featuring Jillian Hanesworth, Alexandria J. Maloney and Dr. Nola Haynes
The Poet Laureate of Buffalo, NY, Jillian Hanesworth, gives an update on the East Buffalo community nearly two months after the mass shooting there and talks about the honest conversations that need to happen now in her city. On the international front, Alexandria J. Maloney, President of Black Professionals in International Affairs, and Dr. Nola Haynes, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, discuss the Britney Griner situation and why African Americans should be concerned about what goes on around the globe.
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Alexandria J. Maloney
Alexandria J. Maloney currently serves as the President of Black Professionals in International Affairs, a visiting lecturer at the Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy, and as Director of External Affairs at the Charles F. Kettering Foundation where she works to expand efforts to advance democracy and fight authoritarianism around the globe. As an avid “do-er”, Alexandria believes that the collective agency of humanity should be used to contribute to building the world that we desire. A trained systems thinker, her approach to cultural and organizational change has included inspiration from the arts, sciences, literature, and philosophy.
By 31, Alexandria was named one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People of African Descent” and a “Forbes 50 Champion” for Black and Brown communities for her leadership in building ecosystems to educate, prepare, and empower thousands of underrepresented professionals. Her mission has been to create a more inclusive and harmonious world through educating and equipping professionals and leaders with the tools to do so. Alexandria has used her platform, profile, and following to help elevate professionals in the foreign affairs community to reach new heights, particularly in her role as President of the Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA). While serving as President, she founded the Colin Powell Leadership Institute and the Madam Ambassador Program, obtained high-profile donors and partners, and expanded the overall online reach from 900 to over 16,000 followers.
She also supports preparing future publ… Read More
Jillian Hanesworth
Poet
Welcome to my revolution! I am a spoken word artist from Buffalo, NY, and the first poet laureate of Buffalo! I truly believe in the power of art and the power of the people. Those beliefs combined, embodies my art and my heart. Everything I do is for the people, and for the culture.
Dr. Nola Haynes
Nola Haynes, PhD, MDiv, is a former adjunct senior fellow for the Technology and National Security Program at the Center for a New American Security. Haynes, an international relations-focused political scientist, also teaches at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and is affiliated with the National Security Policy Center at the University of Virginia.
Haynes’s research centers on national security and foreign policy issues particularly focused on arms control and international hybrid-security threats.
Haynes has a two-year appointment to the Biden-Harris Administration as a member of the reconvened International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) at the U.S. Department of State. Her role on ISAB is to advise Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Undersecretary Bonnie Jenkins on security problems spanning new artificial intelligence technology, nuclear deterrence, and new security challenges.
Haynes has substantive expertise regarding nuclear and conventional weapons, policy norms, sanctions and treaty-making.
Haynes is a 2023 Truman National Security Project Security Fellow and has been named one of the top 50 leaders in national security and foreign affairs by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Diversity in National Security (DINSN) in 2022. Haynes was the former Director of Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS) Westcoast Chapter. She sits on several boards including, the Women’s Caucus for the International Studies Association communications team (WCIS), International Security board… Read More
