Bio
Kendall Ciesemier (@kendallciese) was the host of At Liberty and the Senior Executive Producer of Multimedia at the ACLU.
Previously, Kendall worked as a producer and reporter for The New York Times' Opinion section and Mic, a digital media company. Most notably at Mic, Kendall's interview with Alice Marie Johnson, a woman serving a life without parole sentence for a first-time nonviolent drug offense, inspired Kim Kardashian West to get involved in Johnson's case. Kardashian West then successfully lobbied President Trump to grant Johnson clemency and Kendall produced a series of reported pieces alongside the effort, catapulting the story to make international headlines and result in real-world impact.
Kendall has appeared on The Oprah Show with President Clinton, the TODAY Show, and CBS This Morning. She’s was named the 2014 Glamour Magazine College Woman of the Year, a Chicagoan of the Year by Chicago Magazine, a Zeitgeist Young Mind by Google, and one of Youth Service America’s “Top 25 Most Powerful and Influential Young People.”
Kendall is a graduate of Georgetown University.
Featured work
Apr 24, 2024
Special Edition: Emergency Abortion Care at SCOTUS
Apr 18, 2024
SCOTUS Will Decide If Homelessness Can be Punished
Apr 11, 2024
Live from Brooklyn Public Library: The Power of Poetry and Magical Thinking
Apr 4, 2024
The Most Extreme Anti-Immigration Bill We've Seen
Mar 28, 2024
Special Edition: Abortion Is Back at the Supreme Court
Mar 21, 2024
In 'Problemista,' Julio Torres Crafts an Imaginative Immigration Story
Mar 14, 2024
This Economic Policy Could Break the Poverty Cycle
Mar 7, 2024
Biden's Border Politics Won't Fix Our Immigration System