Zerlina Maxwell Keynote Speaker

Host of Morning with Zerlina on Sirius XM’s Progress Channel and Director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM (2017-present)
Author of The End Of White Politics: How To Heal Our Liberal Divide
Director of Progressive Media, Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign

Zerlina Maxwell's Biography

Zerlina Maxwell is the host of Mornings with Zerlina on Sirius XM’s Progress Channel. She is also the Director of Progressive Programming for SiriusXM

She was the host of ZERLINA her nightly show on Peacock and a Political Analyst for NBC/MSNBC.

Zerlina was the Director of Progressive Media for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. She worked in the campaign’s press office pitching coverage to progressive media outlets and curating daily messaging for online influencers. She also acted as a campaign spokesperson for the Presidential Debates.

She is also a writer for a variety of national media outlets. Her writing focused on national politics, candidates, and specific policy and culture issues including race, feminism, domestic violence, sexual assault, victim blaming and gender inequality. She is the author of The End Of White Politics: How To Heal Our Liberal Divide.

Zerlina has consulted with the United States Department of State to promote the use of social media by students in the West Bank and is a frequent speaker at colleges, universities, and organizations. Zerlina is one of the most influential speakers and writers on the issues of campus sexual assault and rape culture in the United States.

She has a law degree from Rutgers Law School – Newark and a B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University.

The End of White Politics Keynote Description:

In the entire history of the United States of America, we've never elected a woman as our president. And we've only had one president who was not a white man.

I wrote this sentence in my book The End of White Politics back in 2020. Fast forward to 2023, this sentence is still true! Vice President Kamala Harris represents a bridge to the future as vice president and so many other new young leaders represent the future my book predicted America is evolving into.

Since 2020's historic election, the country has only become even more divided as Republicans attempt to stave off the impact of the coming demographic shifts discussed in the book. The country has faced repeated threats against our democratic institutions and for the first time ever there was not a peaceful transfer of power to Joe Biden. All of this is a response to this rapidly approaching New America where white voters are a minority for the first time.

A discussion about how these demographic shifts will impact the present and future of American politics is more relevant than ever.