Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon is a contributing editor at Gawker.com and has written for numerous publications, including Esquire and ESPN.com. He is an associate professor of English and Africana studies at Vassar College. He is also the author of a collection of essays entitled How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Kiese graduated from Oberlin College and earned his MFA from Indiana University.