GAMECHANGER: BRITTANY OLIVER

Black Women’s Rights Activist

- Max Weiss

IN THE MIDST OF major social change, Brittany Oliver’s mission is to make sure that Black women are never left behind. She founded Not Without Black Women in 2017, as a response to the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., which she (and others) felt marginalized women of color. More recently, she was one of the leaders of the local Say Her Name march, which demanded justice for Breonna Taylor and all Black women, femmes, and girls who have experienced police and interpersonal violence.

Why is it so important to center your work on Black women?