Again and again, Black communities treated democracy not as a gift to be gratefully received, but as a system that could and must be made to work as advertised.
Kristin Powell
Kristin Powell is Executive Director of Black Futures Lab and Black to the Future Action Fund with more than 15 years of experience building grassroots campaigns to win Black political power. In June 2024, she was appointed as Executive Director of Black Futures Lab and Black to the Future Action Fund, where she leads a national team of 22 to make Black communities powerful in politics, and fosters meaningful policy and electoral change at the local and state levels.