Olayemi Olurin

Lawyer

Birthday July 27, 1993

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Bahamas

Age 30 years old

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About

Lawyer, political commentator, and writer who worked as a public defender at The Legal Aid Society in New York City. She is known for educating people about systemic racism, abolition, and the prison industrial complex. She appeared on MSNBC, CBS, Yahoo News, and The Law & Crime Network.

Before Fame

She moved to the United States in 2008.

Trivia

She received her JD from St. John's University School of Law and her BA from Ohio University. She campaigned to close Rikers Island, a prison in the Bronx.

Family Life

Her mother is Bahamian and her father is Nigerian.

Associated With

In March 2024, she debated New York City Mayor Eric Adams about police brutality on iHeartMedia's The Breakfast Club hosted by Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy.