Kim Kelly (journalist) explained

Kim Kelly is an American journalist and writer, best known for her coverage of labor issues, and of heavy metal music.[1]

Early life

Kim Kelly was born in the Pine Barrens region of southern New Jersey. She was born with ectrodactyly, a congenital limb difference.[2] Kelly grew up in a working class household with several generations having worked in the construction industry. She was active within the construction industry trade unions. Kelly is a third generation union member.[3] [4]

Career

Kelly began her career in journalism covering music and culture, in particular the heavy metal music scene. She initially began writing for her school newspaper as a teenager, and eventually became editor for Vice Magazine's music and culture section.[5] [6] In 2015, she became one of the leaders of the successful unionization drive at Vice Media.[7] She was laid off from Vice in 2019, as part of mass layoffs by the company.[8]

Following the unionization drive, she began covering labor issues more frequently, including starting a regular column on labor for Teen Vogue in 2018.[9] [10]

Kelly is a member of the Industrial Workers of the World's Freelance Journalists Union.[11] In 2021, she was elected to the council of the Writers Guild of America, East.[12] [13]

In April 2022, she released Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, a non-fiction book covering the history of the American labor movement and of marginalized voices who have been overlooked in most narratives of the American labor movement.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Kelly has been published by the following publications: The New Republic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baffler, The Nation, the Columbia Journalism Review, Esquire, and as Vice's music blog heavy metal editor. Kelly has also worked as a video correspondent for More Perfect Union, The Real News Network, and Means TV.[18]

Activism

Kelly was an anti-fascist counter-demonstrator at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017, with the Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council.[19] [20] She has spoken out against Nazis within the metal community.[21] [22] [23] She was a co-founder of the Black Flags Over Brooklyn anti-fascist music festival.[24] Kelly's congenital condition ectrodactyly has led her to be a disability activist. She has worked to highlight the stories of those, who because of their own congenital issues, were mistreated in society. Three of those people figure in Kelly's book FIGHT LIKE HELL: The Untold History of American Labor they are: Julia Pastrana, William Henry Johnson, and Joice Heth.[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teen Vogue to Black Metal: Waving the Black Flag with Kim Kelly . 4 October 2018 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://itsgoingdown.org/from-teen-vogue-to-black-metal-waving-the-black-flag-with-kim-kelly/ . live .
  2. Web site: Kelly . Kim . Disability Rights Are Workers' Rights . tcf.org . . 8 May 2023 . 2 November 2022 . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508035607/https://tcf.org/content/commentary/disability-rights-are-workers-rights/ . live .
  3. Web site: Fighting the Good Fight: An Interview with Kim Kelly . 27 April 2022 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171521/https://progressive.org/latest/fighting-the-good-fight-an-interview-with-kim-kelly-roberts-220427/ . live .
  4. Web site: Kim Kelly . . . 8 May 2023 . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508011257/https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Kim-Kelly/178891913 . live .
  5. Web site: Kim Kelly Unites Metal and Labor Rights in Fight Like Hell . 23 May 2022 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171536/https://www.spin.com/2022/05/fight-like-hell-kim-kelly-interview/ . live .
  6. Web site: 18 April 2022. Kim Kelly on Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor: 'Solidarity is essential. We can't win without it.'. Hines. Lauren. 22 August 2022. KBIA. 22 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://www.kbia.org/2022-04-18/kim-kelly-on-fight-like-hell-the-untold-history-of-american-labor-solidarity-is-essential-we-cant-win-without-it. live.
  7. Web site: 4 September 2019. Interview with Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue's labor reporter. Doctorow. Cory. 22 August 2022. Boing Boing. 22 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://boingboing.net/2019/09/04/kim-kelly.html. live.
  8. Web site: How "Grim" Kim Kelly's Metal Background Led Her to the Bloody History of American Labor . 27 April 2022 . 22 August 2022 . 3 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503183749/https://www.metalsucks.net/2022/04/27/how-grim-kim-kellys-metal-background-led-her-to-the-bloody-history-of-american-labor/ . live .
  9. Web site: 28 April 2022. Writer Kim Kelly's New Book, Fight Like Hell, Is a Timely Ode to the Labor Movement. Specter. Emma. 22 August 2022. Vogue. 19 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220719163611/https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kelly-fight-like-hell-interview. live.
  10. Web site: 5 February 2022. Fight Like Hell: An Interview with Kim Kelly. 22 August 2022. Law and Political Economy Project. 24 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220724135102/https://lpeproject.org/blog/fight-like-hell-an-interview-with-kim-kelly/. live.
  11. Web site: Kim Kelly . . . 8 May 2023 . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508011257/https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Kim-Kelly/178891913 . live .
  12. Web site: 2021 Council Election | Candidate Statements . 2022-08-22 . 2022-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171521/https://www.wgaeast.org/council-elections/2021-election/candidates/#KIM . live .
  13. Web site: Kim Kelly's 'Fight Like Hell' Examines the Rebound of Unions . 2022-08-22 . 2022-08-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/89130-kim-kelly-s-fight-like-hell-examines-the-rebound-of-unions.html . live .
  14. Web site: 9 February 2022. A well-reasoned argument for restoring unions to their former role in the lives of American workers.. 22 August 2022. Kirkus Reviews. 6 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206143015/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kim-kelly/fight-like-hell/. live.
  15. Web site: Kim Kelly Reads from Her Book, Fight Like Hell . 26 April 2022 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://lithub.com/kim-kelly-reads-from-her-book-fight-like-hell/ . live .
  16. Web site: "You Can't Trust These Motherfuckers": Why American Workers Need Unions . 26 April 2022 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a39813310/kim-kelly-unions-labor-interview/ . live .
  17. Web site: What the Labor Movement Can Learn from Its Past . . 6 May 2022 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/kim-kelly-interview-labor-unions/629716/ . live .
  18. Web site: Kim Kelly . . . 8 May 2023 . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508011257/https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Kim-Kelly/178891913 . live .
  19. Web site: 18 August 2017. Listen To Writer Kim Kelly's Nazi-Smashing, Anti-Fascist Playlist. 22 August 2022. Kerrang. 22 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://www.kerrang.com/kim-kelly-nazi-smashing-anti-fascist-playlist. live.
  20. Web site: 2 July 2018. A Year Later, the Fascists of Charlottesville Are Back for More — This Time Outside the White House. Lennard. Natasha. 22 August 2022. The Intercept. 22 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://theintercept.com/2018/07/02/charlottesville-neo-nazi-washington-kessler/. live.
  21. Web site: What covering heavy metal taught me about spotting Nazis . 2022-08-22 . 2022-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006234312/https://www.cjr.org/first_person/heavy-metal-capitol-spotting-nazis.php . live .
  22. Web site: A Beginner's Guide to Heavy Metal Nazi Hunting Online . 5 February 2021 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171520/https://gizmodo.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-heavy-metal-nazi-hunting-online-1846196513 . live .
  23. Web site: Inside Heavy Metal's Battle Against White Supremacy . 12 November 2020 . 22 August 2022 . 29 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829022945/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a34633291/heavy-metal-nazi-anti-fascist-movement/ . live .
  24. Brooklyn Anti-Fascist Metal Fest Was a Beacon for a Troubled Scene . . 28 January 2019 . 22 August 2022 . 22 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220822171612/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/black-flags-over-brooklyn-kim-kelly-anti-fascist-metal-fest-785088/ . live .
  25. Web site: Kelly . Kim . Disability Rights Are Workers' Rights . tcf.org . . 8 May 2023 . 2 November 2022 . 8 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230508035607/https://tcf.org/content/commentary/disability-rights-are-workers-rights/ . live .

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