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Voices
A selection of activists, journalists, educators and leaders to learn from. Please follow and amplify their work, and pay for their services and wisdom. We are not owed their learnings, nor efforts.
Aaron Philip
Fighting for diversity, inclusion and accessibility in fashion
t : @aaronphilipxo
ig : @aaron___philip
Adaku Utah
Teacher, healer and artist. Founder of Harriet's Apothecary
ig : @soularbliss
Adepero Oduye
Film maker
t : @adeperooduye
ig : @crownpeace
adrienne maree brown
Author, activist, doula and Black feminist. Author of Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism
t : @adriennemaree
ig : @adriennemareebrown
Ai-jen Poo
Labour activist and Director of National Domestic Workers Alliance
t : @aijenpoo
ig : @aijenp
Alice Wong
Activist working to increase disability visibility
t : @SFdirewolf
Allen Salway
Non-binary Diné, Oglala Lakota, Tohono O'odham writer and community organizer. Provides connection to many resources
t : @lilnativeboy
ig : @dlilnativeboy
Alok
Poet, writer and artist. Author of Beyond the Gender Binary
ig : @alokvmenon
Andre Henry
Activist, performance artist and musician. Host of podcast, Hope and Hard Pills
t : @andrehenry
ig : @theandrehenry
Annie Segarra
LatinX artist and activist for LGBTQ and disability rights, founder of #TheFutureIsAccessible
t : @annieelainey
ig : @annieelainey
Brittany Cooper
Professor and author of Eloquent Rage, Beyond Respectability and The Crunk Feminist Collection
t : @ProfessorCrunk
ig : @professor_crunk
Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Activist, educator and writer. Creator of Love + Power, Co-founder of Campaign Zero and co-host of Pod Save the People
t : @MsPackyetti
ig : @mspackyetti
Clint Smith
Writer and teacher. Author of Counting Descent and How the Word Is Passed
t : @ClintSmithIII
Cornel West
Professor, public intellectual, and spoken word artist. Author of books including Race Matters and Democracy Matter
t : @CornelWest
Compton Cowboys
A group of friends committed to uplifting their community through horseback and farming lifestyle, all the while highlighting the rich legacy of African-Americans in equine and western heritage
t : @comptoncowboys
ig : @comptoncowboys
Dori Tunstall
Design anthropologist, advocate, and public intellectual. Dean of Ontario College of Art and Design
t : @Dori_Danthro
ig : @deandori_ocadu
Dream Hampton
Filmmaker and writer. Film projects include Surviving R. Kelly
t : @dreamhampton
DeRay McKesson
Activist, organizer and educator. Co-Host of Pod Save The People
t : @deray
ig : @iamderay
Devin-Norelle
Activist and writer
t : @DevinNorelle
ig : @steroidbeyonce
Erica Ford
Peace activist and founder of LIFE Camp
t : @EricaFordNYC
Ericka Hart
Activist, writer and sexuality educator
t : @ihartericka
ig : @ihartericka
Holley Murchison
Storyteller, writer and educator. Author of Tell Me About Yourself
t : @HolleyMurchison
ig : @holleymmurchison
Ibram X. Kendi
Author of How to be Anti-Racist, Executive Director of The Antiracist Research & Policy Center, and writer at The Atlantic
t : @DrIbram
ig : @ibramxk
Ijeoma Oluo
Writer, speaker and activist. Author of So You Want to Talk About Race
t : @IjeomaOluo
ig : @ijeomaoluo
Isra Hirshi
Co-founder of US Climate Strike
t : @israhirsi
ig : @israhirsi
Janaya Khan
Activist and writer. Co-founder of Black Lives Matter Canada
t : @janetmock
ig : @janayathefuture
Janet Mock
Storyteller, writer and director. Projects include Pose and Hollywood
t : @janetmock
ig : @janetmock
Jelani Cobb
Writer and educator. Books include The Substance of Hope
t : @jelani9
Joy Buolamwini
Artist, tech ethicist, science communicator and founder of Algorithmic Justice League
t : @joyfulcode
ig : @janetmock
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg scholar, writer and artist. Among her books are Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies (fall 2020) and As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance
t : @leannetoshiko
ig : @leannetoshiko
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Professor, writer and co-founder of the African American Policy Forum. Host of Intersectionality Matters! podcast
t : @sandylocks
ig : @kimberlecrenshaw
Linda Sarsour
Activist, organizer and author of We are Not Here to be Bystanders
t : @lsarsour
ig : @lsarsour
Mari Copeny
Activist anf founder of Founder #DearFlintKids & #WednesdaysForWater
t : @LittleMissFlint
ig : @littlemissflint
Matt Maxey
Sign language and advocacy
t : @deaf_dope
ig : @deafinitelydope
Mia Mingus
Disability justice activist
t : @miamingus
ig : @mia.mingus
Michelle Alexander
Author of The New Jim Crow and contributor to the New York Times
t : @thenewjimcrow
Mona Chalabi
Data journalist, writer and multimedia artist
t : @MonaChalabi
ig : @monachalabi
Naomi Wadler
Youth activist and writer
t : @NaomiWadler
ig : @naomiwadler
Nicole Hannah-Jones
Pulitzer Prize Winning writer at the New York Times.
t : @nhannahjones
ig : @opalayo
Nikki La'es
Wilderness and indigenous educator, speaker and activist
t : @nikkilaes
ig : @nikkilaes
Opal Tometi
Human Rights Strategist and Writer. Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter.
t : @opalayo
ig : @opalayo
Paola Ramos
Journalist, strategist and LatinX advocate
t : @paoramos
ig : @paoramos
Patrisse Cullors
Artist, organizer and freedom fighter. Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter and the Founder of Dignity and Power Now. Co-Author of When They Call You a Terrorist
t : @OsopePatrisse
Piper Carter
Arts and Culture Organizer and Activist. Co-host of the Piper Carter Podcast
t : @pipercarter
ig : @pipercarter
Rachel Cargle
Public academic, writer and speaker. Author of social syllabus Dear White Women
t : @rachelcargle
ig : @rachel.cargle
Rachel Ricketts
Racial Justice speaker, healer and author. Offering Spiritual Activism workshop series and online courses
ig : @iamrachelricketts
Roxane Gay
Writer and author of books such as Hunger and Difficult Women. Author of World of Wakanda for Marvel.
t : @rgay
ig : @roxanegay74
Dr. Shay-Akil McLean
Decolonizing science and exploring the sociology of race/ism
t : @Hood_Biologist
ig : @hood_biologist
Samuel Sinyangwe
Black activist, data scientist, and policy analyst. Co-founder of Campaign Zero, Pod Save the People, Mapping Police Violence, and Police Scorecard
t : @samswey
ig : @samswey
Shishi Rose
Writer Educator and doula
ig : @shishi.rose
Stacey Ann Chin
Poet, playwright, actress, and performing artist. Author of Crossfire: A Litany For Survival and The Other Side of Paradise.
ig : @staceyannchin
Tokatawin Iron Eyes
Indigenous Youth Activist
ig : @tokatawin
Tarana J. Burke
Founder of Me Too Movement
t: @TaranaBurke
ig : @taranajaneen
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Writer and author. Among his books are Between the World and Me and The Water Dancer. Author of The Black Panther. and Captain America at Marvel Comics
ig : @tanehisipcoates
Dr. Tiffany Jana
Writer and poet
ig : @tiffanyjana
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Writer, broadcaster, and engineer. Author of Yassmin's Story and You Must be Layla
t: @yassmin_a
ig : @yassmin_a