Jaylin R. Smith biography: 10 things about University of Mississippi alum

Who is Jaylin R. Smith?

Jaylin R. Smith is an American woman from Mississippi, United States. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was born in Greenwood, Mississippi.
2. She went to Greenwood High School in Greenwood.
3. She is an alumna of Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA and the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.
4. From August 2018 to May 2022, she attended Mississippi Valley State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communication.
5. In 2019, she visited Texas, USA and California, USA.
6. In 2020, she went to Texas; Louisiana, USA and North Carolina, USA.
7. In 2021, she visited Missouri, USA.
8. In 2022, she visited Florida, USA.
9. In 2023, she visited Mexico and Nevada, USA.
10. On January 13, 2025, she turned 25.

TIMELINE

2019

• In February 2019, she visited Cypress, Texas.
• In April 2019, she visited Torrance, California.

2020

• In February 2020, she visited Prairie View, Texas.
• In March 2020, she visited New Orleans, Louisiana.
• From June 2020 to August 2020, she was a summer intern at Truist Leadership Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina.

2021

• In August 2021, she visited La Porte, Texas.
• In September 2021, she visited Kansas City, Missouri.

2022

• In July 2022, she visited Pensacola Beach, Florida.
• In August 2022, she entered the University of Mississippi as a graduate student.

2023

• In June 2023, she traveled to Mexico.
• In September 2023, she visited Las Vegas, Nevada.

2024

• In April 2024, she visited Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
• On May 2, 2024, she joined a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Mississippi and confronted a group of counter-protesters including JP Staples, Connor Moore Jr. and Rouse Davis Boyce. Videos of the encounter went viral on social media.
• On May 3, 2024, she told CNN, “One thing that will never break me is people taunting me or making monkey noises at me.”
• On May 5, 2024, she wrote on Facebook, “After successfully defending my thesis, protesting for peace in the Middle East, being mocked all over the world, and being shown an overwhelming amount of love and support from so many people, I would like to announce that I will be graduating from the University of Mississippi’s School of Journalism and New Media with my Master of Arts degree.”
• On July 26, 2024, she joined Cannon Chevrolet Greenwood in Greenwood as a car salesperson.