Salem loj hlob hauv Indian Trail, North Carolina. Nws kawm tiav los ntawm Queens University of Charlotte nrog BA hauv Kev Tshawb Fawb Txog Kev Tshawb Fawb. Thaum mus kawm Queens University, Salem tau ua tus thawj tswj hwm ntawm Black Student Union, qhov chaw uas nws tswj hwm cov xwm txheej hauv club, sau ntawv hu rau kev nqis tes ua, thiab coj kev siv zog los qhia cov tub ntxhais kawm txog cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb rau cov zej zog Dub. Salem txoj kev mob siab rau kev ncaj ncees hauv zej zog los ntawm nws yawg, uas feem ntau hais txog nws cov kev paub dhau los uas koom nrog kev tawm tsam pej xeem txoj cai. Ua ntej tsiv mus rau California, Salem yog ib tug tswv cuab ntawm ntau pawg neeg tawm tsam xws li Charlotte Reproductive Rights Coalition, Charlotte Animal Activists, thiab pab pawg pab cuam hauv av.
Nyob rau hauv nws lub sij hawm dawb, Salem nyiam nyeem ntawv, honing nyob rau hauv nws cov kev txawj skateboarding, thiab siv sij hawm sab nraum lub hnub ci.