
Best Of: Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s childhood on the run / Writer Jesmyn Ward
From Fresh Air
Published 5/23/2026
Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s mother, Bernardine Dohrn, was a leader of SDS, a student group protesting the Vietnam War. She also led a faction that broke away and became the Weather Underground, advocating armed resistance against the government. His father, Bill Ayers, was also an…