Riani Kenyon is a caffeinated Zillennial who is hopelessly addicted to The Sims 4 and binge-watches her latest anime obsession when she’s not busy bopping to early 2000’s K-pop. Beyond being a nerd, she has worked on initiatives for the UN Academic Impact and the UK Model WHO, and also explored politics while interning at the House of Commons.


People want their identities to be reflected in mainstream culture

Collective Equity

Dr. Amira Rose Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas-Austin where she specializes in 20th Century American History with an emphasis on race, gender, sports, and politics.

Global

Sports

Citizenship

What do Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, and Serena Williams have in common? They’re all impressive athletes who have been downtrodden by the sports industry. Canvas8 spoke to Dr. Amira Rose Davis to find out why the system is rigged against Black female athletes and what can be done to fix it.