JLove is an author, educator, and activist who is dedicated to the struggle for human rights, the positive proliferation of youth and Hip-Hop culture, and the liberation of all peoples bodies, minds, spirits and communities.

She is co-producer of the We Got Issues! National Arts and Civic Engagement Tour, and the co-creator, facilitator, and life coach of the We Got Issues! Leadership Institute for Young Women, which works to ignite feminine centered leadership.

As an educator and counselor JLove worked at El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice for over a decade, and spent six years working in teen shelters and recovery centers. She has presented at numerous universities including Columbia, Harvard, Pace, and UCLA. She's been blessed to share stages with great minds like KRS-One, Sway, Asia-One, Xzibit, Medusa, Rosa Clemente and DJ Kuttin' Kandi.

JLove is a core member of REACHip-Hop, and has co-founded numerous events and organizations, including the B-Boy Summit, Sista II Sista, and the Active Element Foundation.

JLove was honored with the Union Square Award for her dedication to grassroots activism. She is the author of two books, We Got Issues! (Inner Ocean, 2006) and That White Girl (Atria, 2007), and graduated Cum Laude from San Diego State University with a B.A. in Africana Studies, and received her Masters in Education at Long Island University.