Nailah Barnes, a junior, Bonner Scholar at Spelman College, is a student activist who takes an intersectional and global approach to combatting racial injustice and advocating for women’s rights and education reform. She is the founder of The Brains with Beauty Project (www.brainswithbeauty.org). Her non-profit equips young Black women and girls with the tools needed to excel academically and care for themselves holistically. As a student of the world, Nailah has seen firsthand how difficult it is for women living in developing countries to get the loans they need to start or sustain their small businesses. She is currently working on microfinancing models to help women living in developing countries to access capital equitably. As a student leader, Nailah has created robust civic engagement initiatives. Ahead of the 2018 gubernatorial election, Nailah became a Deputy Registrar and registered over 250 students to vote. She was asked to speak at Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote rally. Nailah is a transformational leader with myriad interests, passions, and skillsets and a knack for seeing the big picture. Her potential for rooting out the systemic inequities hindering marginalized populations, and for inspiring others to get involved, is unlimited.