Kenidra R. Woods is an American teenager known for her activism and advocacy for mental health as well as Gun violence in the United States. She is the author of a memoir called, A Heart of Hope, in which she shares her experiences of self-harm and self-doubt, along with other issues she has worked hard to overcome after experiencing an abusive childhood.
She is also the creator of, "Hope for Humanity," an event to connect students of different races and backgrounds and empower them to be better included and represented in the fight to end the epidemic of gun violence.
After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting became national news story and tragedy, Woods quickly found ways to stand in solidarity with the victims of the high school shooting. In February of 2018, she organized a walkout at her high school which became a topic of controversy as the school's administrators tried exclude them from returning to school.