In addition to being a force to be reckoned within the racial and social justice arenas, Black Lives Matter has helped usher forward a new era in online advocacy and organizing. With their prolific use of the hashtag and highly-sophisticated cross-city media and communications strategy, Black Lives Matter has demonstrated an aptitude for developing well-crafted and tightly-controlled messaging, even as its organizational infrastructure remains largely decentralized. Read more →
For its March Member Spotlight, the Campaign for Black Male Achievement got to sit down with Brittany Packnett, Executive Director for Teach for America St. Louis (TFASTL), to talk about her work and what drives her as both an educator and social justice advocate working to improve life outcomes for Black youth in Missouri and beyond.