Name: Leigh Marie Taylor

Where ya from? Harlem, NY

Most Influential Activist: Mariame Kaba

First Historical Organizing Moment: The murder of Trayvon Martin and the birth of the BLM movement

 

Name: Tonya Shirley

Where ya from? Bronx, NY

Most Influential Activist: Assata Shakur

First Historical Organizing Moment: The Murder of Trayvon Martin/G. Zimmerman Verdict

 

Name: Jose Henry

Where ya from? Brooklyn, NY

Most Influential Activist: Assata Shakur

First Historical Organizing Moment: The Murder of Trayvon Martin

 

Name: Malaika Ainka Small

Where ya from? Syracuse, NY

Most Influential Activist: Angela Davis

First Historical Organizing Moment: Student Protest/Rodney King Verdict