GRIEF MADE ME POLITICAL.
ORGANIZING MADE ME POWERFUL.
I didn't set out to be an activist. I nearly died in childbirth twice, and in 2018 my son was taken from my car at gunpoint by a sheriff's officer. Now my work sits where Black motherhood, political power and community healing meet.
"We don't live for the 'I.' We live for the 'we.'"
ROLES
Organizing Director, Florida for All; leads the Black Alignment Group.
Organizing Director, Angie Nixon for U.S. Senate, 2026.
Founder and Principal, Converge Creative Solutions.
Founder, The Accidental Activistâ„¢ and the Black Mama Power Collectiveâ„¢.
Florida Mentor, Mamavist Movement Fellowship, Mothering Justice; former Mamavist Fellow.
Co-founder, And We Rise Judicial Support Council and the Black Parent Support Network.
RESEARCH. PUBLISHED. CITED.
JOURNAL OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Co-author, "Joining Forces: A Research-Practice Partnership for Out-of-School Time," Vol. 21, Issue 3 (2026), Clemson University.
INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING
Co-author and Co-Investigator, research brief with municipalities nationwide (2022).
SPENCER FOUNDATION
Co-Principal Investigator with the FAU College of Education. Research Fellow, Just Income GNV guaranteed income pilot.
PUBLISHED AUTHOR
Author, Yeah, I Said It, I Don't Give a D.A.M.N. Contributor, The Boy Book and Rise Up: Harm, Conflict and Accountability within Organizing.
THE WORK SPEAKS. THE RECORD CONFIRMS.
NEW YORK TIMES
Featured.
WASHINGTON POST
Featured.
MLK HALL OF FAME 2023
Recipient, Martin Luther King Commission Hall of Fame Award.
OP-EDS AND EDITORIALS
Published in local, regional and national outlets.
ACCIDENTAL BY ORIGIN.
INTENTIONAL BY CHOICE.