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title: Meet Rapunizal Boykin, IGNITE's Birmingham Fellow
description: Meet Rapunizal Boykin, IGNITE's Birmingham Fellow
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![Meet Rapunizal Boykin, IGNITE's Birmingham Fellow](https://ignitenational.org/hubfs/Rapunizal_Boykin_ignite_fellow_2020_2021-1.jpg)

**Rapunizal Boykin** serves as our Birmingham Fellow.

She is a recent graduate of Auburn University at Montgomery, holding a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Health Science and minors in Biology and Political Science. During undergrad, Rapunizal served as the President of the AUM Chapter of the NAACP and was heavily involved in campus organizations. She plans to continue the work in community involvement, advocacy, and activism. Rapunizal was born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, where she began blazing the trails for social justice at an early age. She looks forward to continuing this work with IGNITE. For Birmingham inquiries, email [rapunizal@ignitenational.org](mailto:rapunizal@ignitenational.org).

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