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    Ayọ Tometi. Ayọ Tometi (born August 15, 1984), formerly known as Opal Tometi, is an American human rights activist, writer, strategist, and community organizer. [2] She is a co-founder of Black Lives Matter (BLM). [3] She is the former executive director of the United States' first national immigrant rights organization for people of ...

  2. Oct 22, 2023 · Along with her fellow BLM Co-founders, Tometi was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize and an Honorary Ph.D., and she received the International Peace Honor in 2021. In 2020, she graced two TIME magazine covers - 100 Most Influential Women of the Last Century and 100 Most Influential People of the Year. She has also been featured in Forbes, Marie ...

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  4. ABOUT SPEAKER. Heralded as a feminist freedom-fighter in the U.S. and now a global icon, Ayọ (Formerly Known As Opal) Tometi is one of the most influential human rights leaders of our time. As one of the three women co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, her name is etched in American history. For years, the award-winning advocate ...

  5. Feb 10, 2018 · In 2009, Tometi was a communications and outreach intern for Witness, a group that exposed human rights violations by anti-immigrant vigilantes working on the Arizona-Mexico border through the use of video and other technology. Tometi is also an established writer as her work has been featured in the Huffington Post.

  6. Jun 2, 2015 · Opal Tometi: There was a call to action with the group of people that we had been working with called BOLD (Black Organizing for Leadership & Dignity). Within this formation Alicia basically said, “Hey, we need to come together to understand this moment and provide some shared guidance, a reading, as well as a call to action for our people.”.

  7. Jun 6, 2022 · Black Philanthropy Month (BPM) is proud to announce its 2022 Summit keynote speaker, Ayo Tometi (formerly known as Opal Tometi), co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Movement, founder of Diaspora Rising and co-organizer of BPM’s inaugural 2011 summit.

  8. Oct 20, 2020 · Heralded as a feminist freedom-fighter in the U.S. and now a global icon, Opal Tometi is one of the most influential human rights leaders of our time. As one of the three women co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement, her name is etched in American history. For years, the award-winning advoca

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