![]() She is also involved with several city community initiatives like Aim to B’MORE, Junior State’s Attorney and Community Day in Court. Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray last year and advocated for criminal justice reform. Oliver often tweets about the Black Lives Matter movement, racism and sexism and problems with Baltimore’s police department. Oliver has worked as a correspondent for Stop Street Harassment’s blog, reporting on activist efforts, and has given talks at multiple college campuses, including George Washington University and the University of Baltimore’s School of Law. Oliver is the director of Hollaback! Baltimore, a campaign to end street harassment by encouraging public conversation, developing strategies to ensure public safety and creating inclusive spaces. I've always believed that the (textbook) definition of virginity and purity should not be synonymous. She is active on Twitter about college life, feminist issues, inspirational quotes and, of course, Beyonce. Sawyerr is Baltimore’s Youth Poet Laureate of 2016 and has also been voted best up-and-coming poet by the City Paper. Sawyerr is a junior at Morgan State University but has already made an impact on Baltimore’s poetry scene. #BALTIMORE BLACK WOMAN IN PHOTO POLICE SERIES#Wallace is also currently working on a photo series with Close Up Baltimoreas well as a project called “What Does Being Black Mean?” Her work can be found on her website and on her Instagram. She was recently nominated for a Baltimore Innovation Award for Innovative Creative Group of the Year (and today is the last day to vote!). All her social media platforms use the hashtag #BLVKBLUE to keep track of the project. Wallace is a photographer from East Baltimore who, through her project Blacks and Blues, documents tensions between Black people and police. And of course, let us know whom we missed and what you think.įor more, check out Philanthropy and Social Innovation in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter hosted by Invested Impact during Baltimore Innovation Week 2016 on Monday, Sept. Like all lists, it’s not meant to be definitive. So here’s another list, one of powerful Black women who are making their voices heard on social media. It was an oversight on our part and that’s not to excuse us in any way: it’s exactly those kinds of oversights that have led to Black women’s voices being erased over and over. (We’re glad you let us know.) In our list of individuals and organizations, we neglected to mention any individual women. ![]() Last week, we published a list of Black voices to follow on social media. ![]()
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