Brittany Packnett

Brittany Packnett is a leader at the intersection of culture and justice. Cited by President Barack Obama as a leader whose "voice is going to be making a difference for years to come," Brittany is an unapologetic educator, organizer, and writer. She is the author of the forthcoming book, We Are Like Those Who Dream, with One World/Penguin Random House. Known as @MsPackyetti on social media, Brittany is a policy expert, non-profit executive, and teacher. Brittany has committed her life and career to justice. She currently plays many roles, all focused on freedom. Brittany was a Fall 2018 Fellow at Harvard's Institute of Politics, and is Vice President of National Community Alliances & Engagement at Teach For America, focused on civil rights partnerships with marginalized and undocumented communities. A lifelong activist, Brittany was active in the Ferguson Uprising and is co-founder of Campaign Zero, a policy platform to end police violence. She is a contributor to the Crooked Media network, and co-host of Pod Save The People, which earned the team two 2018 Webby Awards for Best News Podcast. Brittany was a Video Columnist for Mic News, and currently pens the column “Listen Up!” for Teen Vogue. Recently, Brittany launched Love & Power, a hub created to inspire, empower, and outfit everyday people to seismically shift society. Brittany was a member of the Ferguson Commission and President Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing. Today, she continues to advocate for urgent systemic change across the globe. She has graced the cover of Essence Magazine, been named one of TIME Magazine’s 12 New Faces of Black Leadership, and honored at the 2018 BET Awards as "one of the fiercest activists of our time." Brittany has been named to Marie Claire's New Guard, LinkedIn’s Next Wave, received the Peter Jennings Award for Civic Leadership and shares the number 3 spot on Politico’s 2016 50 Most Influential list, among other honors. Brittany is an alum of Washington University in St. Louis, American University in Washington, and the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship. She is a proud board member of the Gucci Changemakers Council, Rise To Run, and Erase The Hate, NBCUniversal's Emmy-Winning initiative to rid the world of discrimination. Ultimately, Brittany is a proud Black woman who believes that freedom is within our grasp-as long as we use our power, and inform it with love.

Leveraging Love and Power to create a just world