Rahiel Tesfamariam

Social activist, journalist, public theologian, and international speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam is the founder of Urban Cusp, a cutting-edge online community. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Divinity School, where she was the inaugural William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Scholar for Peace and Justice. Prior to attending seminary, Rahiel served as the youngest editor-in-chief in the history of the Washington Informer , at age twenty-three, and has more than two decades of experience with...See more

Social activist, journalist, public theologian, and international speaker Rahiel Tesfamariam is the founder of Urban Cusp, a cutting-edge online community. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Yale Divinity School, where she was the inaugural William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Scholar for Peace and Justice. Prior to attending seminary, Rahiel served as the youngest editor-in-chief in the history of the Washington Informer , at age twenty-three, and has more than two decades of experience with social justice organizations. She has been featured in major media outlets, including the New York Times, Forbes, Ebony, Elle , and on MSNBC, BET, and Revolt TV. She lives in Washington, DC. See less