Crucial Voices
This page is dedicated to featuring and showcasing voices that have strongly influenced my ideas and work throughout the years. In most cases, these are voices from beyond the mainstream and popular culture, that speak truth about the life experience of individuals in under represented and marginalized communities. Here I give credit, thanks, and recognition to those who continue to lead and teach in the realm of social justice.
BLM National Resource And Education Tool
Use this directory to find resources on education and action to support black lives beyond what I have listed here.
Educators & Activists
Rachel Cargle
academic / writer / lecturer
Verta Maloney
educator / leadership coach
Constanza Eliana Chinea
yoga instructor / educator
April D. Ryan
political analyst / journalist
Kimberlé Crenshaw
educator / author / activist
Logan Grendel
Leftist / non-binary / political analyst
Layla F. Saad
educator / author
Sonya Renee Taylor
poet / activist / author
Ijeoma Oluo
writer / speaker
Adrienne Marie Brown
poet, artist, activist, speaker
Dynasti Hunt
leader / educator
Monique Melton
educator / author / artist
Leesa Renée Hall
storyteller / historian / creator
Ericka Hart
activist / sex educator
Alexis Williams
activist / coder
Alishia McCullough
educator / activist
Imani Barbarin
writer / activist / educator
Artists
Sarah Jones
performer / writer
Amelia James
artist
Tracee Ellis Ross
actress / director / activist
Bunny Dee
artist
Sassy Latte
political creative
Hippy Potter
illustrator / designer / model
Jari Jones
actress / model / creative / activist
Padma Lakshmi
food expert / actress / author
Kimberly Drew
author/art lover/fashion person
Organizations
Girl Trek
"Mission - Pioneer a health movement for African-American women and girls grounded in civil rights history and principles through walking campaigns, community leadership, and health advocacy."
Poor People's Campaign
"In 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others called for a “revolution of values” in America. They sought to build a broad, fusion movement that could unite poor and impacted communities across the country. Their name was a direct cry from the underside of history: The Poor People’s Campaign."
IllumiNatives
"a nonprofit designed to increase the visibility of Natives in American society"
The Nap Ministry
"The Nap Ministry was founded in 2016 by Tricia Hersey and is an organization that examines the liberating power of naps. We believe rest is a form of resistance and name sleep deprivation as a racial and social justice issue."
In Plain Sight / XMAP
"A coalition of 80 artists united to create an artwork dedicated to the abolition of immigrant detention and the United States culture of incarceration."
The Okra Project
"The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People wherever we can reach them."
The Red Nation
"The Red Nation is dedicated to the liberation of Native peoples from capitalism and colonialism. We center Native political agendas and struggles through direct action, advocacy, mobilization, and education."