Zerlina Maxwell, is an American cable TV host, political analyst, commentator, speaker, and writer. Maxwell speaks and writes publicly about culture, gender inequality, sexual consent, racism, and other similar topics. She also describes herself as an activist and a survivor.
Quick Facts and Information on Zerlina Maxwell
| Full Name / Real Name | Zerlina Maxwell |
| Birthday / Date of Birth | November 16, 1981 |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
| Born Country | The United States Of America |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | N/A |
| Ethnicity | African-American |
| Profession | TV Host, Writer, Speaker |
| Education (High School / College / University) | Rutger’s Law School /Tuft University |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Husband | N/A |
| Children (Son, Daughter) | None |
| Social Media | Facebook / Twitter / Instagram |
| Net Worth & Salary | ~$100,000 |
| Height | 5’5” |
Zerlina Maxwell Father / Mother / Age
Born on November 16, 1981, Zerlina Maxwell holds an American nationality and falls into the African-American ethnic group. Maxwell has made a big name for herself through speaking up and acting against assault.
Zerlina Maxwell comes from an academically rich family. Zerlina, now 38 years of age, was born to Eugene Maxwell and Yvette Maxwell. Zerlina’s father is a retired microbiologist and a professor at Norfolk State University.
Maxwell’s mother is also a Ph.D. Graduate. Furthermore, Zerlina looks up to her mother and considers her the most fierce woman from who she Zerlina draws a lot of inspiration.
Zerlina Maxwell Education
Maxwell holds a J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School and a B.A. in International Relations from Tuft University. While in college, Maxwell reported that she was sexually assaulted by a roommate’s boyfriend. This incident reportedly happened in her dorm room.
Unfortunately, Zerlina didn’t get a lot of support from her university and she had a tough time moving on. Hence, advocating against sexual assault later in life and speaking out against it. Zerlina spoke against assault by saying:
I feel the education needs to be ongoing; it should be every month. I don’t even remember what they taught me during my orientation. It’s always such a flurry of sessions, where they’re telling you about financial aid, courses, clubs, and somewhere in there, they throw in this bit about consent. With the whirlwind of classes and parties and homesickness that follows, it’s easy to forget what you were even taught, so it’s important to increase the frequency and continuity of such events.
It’s such an extensive issue because it goes beyond assault into emotional abuse, stalking and cyber-bullying, all of which can be interwoven into sexual violence. There’s a lot more unpacking of this issue that we have to do during our time in college.
Additionally, there might be situations you might encounter after orientation that give rise to new questions. In such cases, further education is required for intervention strategies in the future.
Also, ensuring that young men know how and when to ask for consent, and encouraging them to communicate throughout the act, is crucial. We need to help people adopt this mindset, as opposed to, “I’m going to get this girl very drunk” as a goal for the evening, which is an unhealthy, predatory approach.
Is Zerlina Maxwell Married?
At 38 years of age, Zerlina Maxwell has pretty much attained a very successful career. She has made a name for herself and is living a prosperous life. But, the fans are more than curious to know whether or not Zelina has a life partner, with whom she celebrates her success?
Well, from what is known through Maxwell’s social media, she hasn’t had any boyfriends, let alone a husband. There are no instances where Maxwell has confessed to being in a relationship, and she definitely doesn’t have children either.
On a few occasions, Maxwell has expressed how she isn’t sold with the idea of marriage yet. On 21st November 2019, Zelina talked about the same in a tweet where she wrote,
I’m not sold on the whole marriage thing but if I ever decide to attach myself to another person for life they better be my hype person like @douglasemhoff!!! I. Am. Just. Saying. How he talks about his wife reminds me of the first time I ever saw Michelle Obama speak.
Further, she has also voiced her opinion clear on the matter that she will rather stay single all her life that be with somebody who doesn’t make her happy.
I’d rather be single for the rest of my life than be with a man who doesn’t make me happy. This isn’t rocket science.
— Zerlina Maxwell (@ZerlinaMaxwell) December 23, 2018
On the basis of that tweet, it will be safe to assume that, Zerlina is living a happy and fulfilled life even without a husband for now.
Hopefully, she finds the kind of guy that she is looking for- to get married to. And when that happens; we will make sure to let her fans get closure on her married life.
Zerlina Maxwell’s Career So Far
Zerlina has always been a writer and a speaker throughout her career. She did practice law as a paralegal with White & Case from 2004 – 2006, but she didn’t pursue a career in law for much longer. After White & Case, Maxwell moved onto Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP, still working as a paralegal. However, one year into the job, Maxwell started work at a new workplace again. Her last law firm was Update Legal, where she worked from 2008 – 2011.
After Update Legal, Maxwell hasn’t worked with any legal firms and sticks to writing and speaking. Soon, Maxwell moved on to associate with SiriusXM. Here, Maxwell worked as the Director of Progressive Programming, co-hosting a podcast with Jess Mcintosh.
Outside of SiriusXM, Maxwell has been part of presidential campaigns and has been a spokesperson in many events. Maxwell was part of Hilary Clinton’s presidential candidate campaign as Director of Progressive Media and she was also acting as the campaign spokesperson for the debates of the Presidential Candidates.
Zerlina has worked with The Huffington Post, The New York Daily News, The Washington Post, JET Magazine, Marie Claire, and many other publications. While working with publications, Maxwell has conducted live political and celebrity interviews and is a regular contributor to a number of national media outlets that focus on specific political and cultural issues. Finally, Maxwell is a regular speaker at a wide range of colleges and educational institutions.
Zerlina’s Sirius Podcast And Published Book
Maxwell’s podcast on SiriusXM is titled ‘Signal Boost.’ The podcast deals with all kinds of social issues and features guests sometimes. Of course, it is mostly a casual podcast, featuring short talks and other categories of interviews and discussion.
The podcast’s interviews focus on boosting the work of a diverse range of political newsmakers and celebrity guests including Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Stacey Abrams, and more. The podcast also talks about issues of diversity. Mcintosh, the co-host of the podcast who works with Zerlina, is a CNN commentator.
Zerlina recently published her book The End of White Politics: How to Heal Our Liberal Divide. Maxwell’s book is of course entirely political, coming from her experience after working on two presidential campaigns. Maxwell exercises her fingers as a political analyst and talks about how liberals have done everything right, yet somehow everything wrong at the same time.
Zerlina Maxwell Net Worth / Salary
Maxwell has never disclosed her salary or possessions. However, some sources say that a program director usually earns something around $100,000. Moreover, her exact net worth is also not known but is estimated to be around $1 million.
Zerlina’s net worth is the total of the amount she has made from her involvement with SiriusXM, and other notable projects, including her recently released book.
Zerlina is the future for young African American women today. She is brilliant, beautiful, and well informed – with a forward looking political philosophy – with special emphasis & truths on women’s concerns.