Kaata Minah
Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Sierra Leone
Kaata Minah is an African feminist activist educator and 2024 Impact West Africa Fellow focused on achieving gender equality through transformative feminist education and community-led…
Adebisi Alimi
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Nigeria
An LGBT advocate and HIV activist, Adebisi Alimi was the first person to ever come out as gay on Nigerian television. After an attempt on…
Ola Orekunrin Brown
Health Nigeria
Dr Ola Brown is the founding partner of Healthcap; a pan-Africa investment company focused investments that create a healthier world. There are two arms to…
Sisonke Msimang
Governance South Africa
Sisonke Msimang is a South African writer, activist and political analyst based in Perth, Western Australia, whose focus is on race, gender, and politics. She…
Jacqueline Blocker
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights OK, United States
Jacqueline Blocker is a mother and lawyer with a decade of experience in legislative policy related to reproductive justice. As an Indigenous woman and descendant…
Aaron “AJ” Johnson
Food Security OK, United States
Aaron “AJ” Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Oasis FreshMarkets, the first full-service supermarket in North Tulsa’s historically black-neighborhood — once called ‘Black Wall…
Roseline Orwa
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Kenya
Roseline Orwa is a Kenyan social entrepreneur focused on gender equality, and rural development. She is founder of the Rona Foundation, which supports rural widows and champions…
Chauntel Norris
Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights AL, United States
Chauntel Norris is a DONA trained birth doula, Lamaze trained childbirth educator and a Certified Lactation Counselor. She serves as the Manager of Advocacy, Forward…
Huguette Diakabana
Health Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Zaire)
Huguette is an experienced system-level change agent and as the Founder of The Luminous Agency, she hosts initiatives focused on empowering transformation through technologies in…
Christian MAMPUYA
Health Burkina Faso
Christian MAMPUYA est un ingénieur spécialiste WASH et un jeune leader passionné par le Développement Durable et le partage d’expériences. Depuis près de huit (08)…
Brandi Coleman
Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, Education TX, United States
Brandi Coleman is the proud founder and CEO of The Lemonade Circle. The Lemonade Circle is dedicated to empowering young Black girls to use life’s…
Alex Bailey
Environment TX, United States
Alex Bailey, Founder of Black Outside, Inc., is an educator and third-generation outdoor enthusiast, who uses his radical imagination to re-envision outdoor programming for Black…
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