Mandela Barnes Height And Weight

Publish date: 2024-08-31

Barnes was born on December 1, 1986, in Milwaukee, the son of a public school teacher and a United Auto Workers member. His father’s name is Jesse, and his middle name, Mandela, is a tribute to anti-apartheid activist and South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela. Barnes claims to have used his middle name since birth. J. Mandela Barnes is his full legal name. Barnes attended Milwaukee’s Holy Redeemer Christian Academy as well as Alabama A&M University and John Marshall High School, both of which are Milwaukee Public Schools.

Barnes worked on various political campaigns and in Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s office before becoming an organizer for M.I.C.A.H., a Milwaukee-based interfaith coalition that advocates for social justice. From December 2016 to December 2017, he worked as the deputy director of strategic engagement for State Innovation Exchange, a national progressive public policy organization based in Madison.