Mikki Kendall is an author, activist, and cultural critic whose work often focuses on current events, media representation, the politics of food, and the history of the feminist movement. Penguin Random House published her graphic novel Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists in 2019, while her political nonfiction book Hood Feminism was released in early 2020.

In addition to her writing, Mikki Kendall is a diversity consultant and occasional feminist; she has appeared on platforms such as the BBC, NPR, The Daily Show, PBS, Good Morning America, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, WBEZ, and Showtime. She discusses race, feminism, police violence, tech, and pop culture at various institutions and universities across the country.

Her book Hood Feminism is a New York Times-bestseller, recipient of the Chicago Review of Books Award, and was named a best book of the year by the BBC, Bustle, and TIME. Mikki Kendall's essays can be found in publications such as TIME, the New York Times, The Guardian, the Washington Post, Essence, Vogue, The Boston Globe, NBC, and many other sites. She is represented by Jill Grinberg of Jill Grinberg Literary Management.