Amina Iro, a Prince George’s County, MD native, is a Muslim, Nigerian-American writer and spoken word artist in the First Wave Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying Neurobiology and English-Creative Writing. She has performed at several prestigious venues, including The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Washington Convention Center, the historic Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City, the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, and various colleges and universities. As a member of the 2013 DC Youth Slam Team, Iro represented the area at the 2013 Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, where the team placed 2nd in the world.