Amy Eskind

Title: Contributor
Education: Duke University

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Amy Eskind is a contributor at PEOPLE.

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Latest from Amy Eskind

The Simpsons in their store
Family Opened Dream Toy Store. After Hurricane Helene, They’re Fighting to Stay Open, But Hopeful (Exclusive)
Jonathan Fielding's Photos
After 19-Year-Old's Accidental Death, His Big Sister Keeps His Memory Alive with 'One Last Adventure'
Kevin Bacon Returns to Footloose High School on Prom Night to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of the Hit Film
Kevin Bacon Returns to Footloose High School to Celebrate 40th Anniversary of the Hit Film
National Zoo Pandas Officially on Their Way To China, Leaving the Washington D.C. Zoo with No Panda for the First Time Since 2000
National Zoo Pandas Officially Depart for China, Leaving D.C. Zoo With No Pandas for First Time Since 2000
Ruby Franke Cover Rollout
Inside the Ruby Franke Case: YouTube Mom Kicked Husband Out of House, Spoke to Him '3 or 4 Times’ In a Year (Exclusive)
Ray Epps, in the red Trump hat, center, gestures to a line of law enforcement officers, as people gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. January 6 marks the second day of Pro-Trump events fueled by President Donald Trump's continued claims of election fraud in an to overturn the results before Congress finalizes them in a joint session of the 117th Congress
Inside Jan. 6 Participant Ray Epps' Defamation Suit Against Fox News: 'They Searched for a Scapegoat to Blame'
Image: The end point of Linking Arms for Change in Nashville on Union Street and onto Legislative Plaza in front of the Tennessee State Capitol. Linking Arms for Change: Organized by Voices for a Safer Tennessee, yesterday in Nashville over 9,000 people of all ages linked arms from 5:15pm to 5:45pm for 3 miles from Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt to the Tennessee State Capitol asking for common sense gun safety laws following The Covenant School shooting on March 27, 2023 where 6 were killed, including 3 nine year old 3rd grade students. Nashville, TN. April 18, 2023. Linking Arms for Change in Nashville, Tennesse State Capitol, Nashville, TN, USA - 18 Apr 2023
Following Nashville School Shooting, Advocates Form 'Human Chain' Calling for Gun Violence Prevention
Anna Paulina Luna
New Right-Wing Rep. Anna Paulina Luna Responds to Recent Claims That She Fabricated Portions of Her Past
Citizens walk by the concrete blocks turned into Christmas decorations as part of Christmas preparations in Kyiv, Ukraine
Inside Kyiv's Heartbreaking, War-Torn Christmas: 'My Only Wish Is Peace'
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Brace Yourself for 'Performative Gridlock' as a Divided Congress Readies Bills Crafted Purely for Headlines
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) embraces her son Paul Hoffman after speaking at an election night watch party at the Hilton Orange County Hotel on November 8, 2022 in Costa Mesa, California.
Rep. Katie Porter's Son Delivers Hilariously Cute Speech as Mom Awaits Results of Reelection Bid
Kimberly Rubio, mother of 10-year-old Lexi Rubio, who was killed in the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, cries while speaking at a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 22, 2022 to urge the Senate to pass a federal ban on assault weapons.
Grieving Uvalde Mom Crushed After Community Helps Reelect Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz holds a rally in the Tunkhanock Triton Hose Co fire station in Tunkhanock, Pa., on Thursday, August 18, 2022.
Why Did Polls Prepare Us for a Red Wave? Experts Weigh In on the Surprising Midterm Election Results
Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.
Ron DeSantis' Campaign Ad Says He Was Sent by God to 'Take the Arrows'
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Morry Gash/AP/Shutterstock (13447422e) Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., left, and his Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes wait for start of a televised debate, in Milwaukee Election 2022 Wisconsin Senate Debate, Milwaukee, United States - 07 Oct 2022
Mandela Barnes Plagued by Misleading Attacks with Racist Undertones in His Bid to Unseat GOP Sen. Ron Johnson
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey participates in the Pledge of Allegiance during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Massachusetts State House on Sunday, November 11, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.
The U.S. Has Never Had More than 9 Female Governors at a Time — That Can Change in November
Charles Johnson is raising his two boys solo after wife Kira died during childbirth and is raising awareness of the issue.
Husband of Woman Who Died After C-Section Speaks About Black Maternal Health While Raising His Boys Alone
J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, shakes hands with former President Donald Trump during a rally hosted by the former president at the Delaware County
'Hillbilly Elegy' Author J.D. Vance Risks Losing Republicans a Senate Seat in Ohio This Year
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Ukrainian Independence Day Arrives 6 Months into Russia's Attempt to Strip the Country of Sovereignty
Afghan women hold placards as they march and shout slogans "Bread, work, freedom" during a womens' rights protest in Kabul on August 13, 2022. - Taliban fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air on Saturday as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists' return to power.
In the Year Since the Taliban Took Back Afghanistan, Women's Rights Have Been Erased
Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin and his running mate Mindy Finn watch results come in during a election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Salt Lake City. Donald Trump's brashness and antics have created widespread backlash among Utah's mostly Mormon electorate, pushing a normally solid Republican state into the tossup category. Trump may still win Utah, where Republicans outnumber Democrats 4-to-1 among 1.4 million active voters, but polls show independent candidate McMullin is threatening to siphon conservative support.
Utah Senate Candidate Evan McMullin Is Trying to Change National Politics. Polls Suggest It's Working
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks during a campaign rally at The Fuge on May 14, 2022 in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Mastriano, the front-runner in the Governor's May 17th primary race, held a campaign rally today after receiving a late endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Mastriano was joined by Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette on what she is calling her final campaign rally.
Inside Pa. Gubernatorial Candidate Doug Mastriano's Connection to a Racist, Antisemitic Social Media Platform
Former President Donald Trump hugs Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker during his Save America rally in Perry, Ga., on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.
Off the Field, Herschel Walker Fumbles: Inside the Hail Mary Attempt to Have a Football Star Flip the Senate
Kim Phuc attends the Press Preview of the Exhibition "From Hell to Hollywood" at Palazzo Lombardia on May 05, 2022 in Milan, Italy.
50 Years After Defining Photo of Vietnam War, Kim Phuc Phan Thi Calls Burn Treatment 'a Miracle for Me'