Johnetta Elzie

Activist

Birthday April 16, 1989

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace St. Louis, MO

Age 34 years old

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About

Known as a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement, she was named as one of the movement's leaders in a January 2015 The Atlantic article. She and her writing partner DeRay Mckesson were profiled by the New York Times in 2015 as new civil rights leaders of the 21st century.

Before Fame

She rose to prominence via social media and her coverage there of the Ferguson, Missouri protests in the fall of 2014. 

Trivia

She has served as a field organizer for Amnesty International. She was named to Fortune's 2015 list of World's Greatest leaders for her leading work with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Family Life

She was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri.

Associated With

She was award the 2015 Howard Zinn Freedom to Write award for her work with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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