Johnetta Elzie

About Johnetta Elzie

Known as a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement, she was named as one of the movement's leaders in a January 2015 The Atlantic article. In 2015, the New York Times featured her and her writing partner DeRay Mckesson as new civil rights pioneers of the twenty-first century.

Johnetta "Netta" Elzie is an American civil rights activist. She is one of the leaders in the activist group We The Protesters and co-edits the Ferguson protest newsletter This Is the Movement with fellow activist DeRay Mckesson.

Born	April 16, 1989, United States
Alma mater	Our Lady of Good Counsel, Southeast Missouri State
Other names	Netta
Known for	Ferguson protests
Home town	St. Louis, Missouri
Nationality	American
Occupation	Activist, community organizer

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Trivia

She has served as a field organizer for Amnesty International. She was named to Fortune's 2015 list of World's Greatest leaders for her leading work with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Johnetta Elzie before fame

She grew to fame as a result of her coverage of the Ferguson, Missouri protests on social media in the fall of 2014.

Achievement of Johnetta Elzie

She has worked with Amnesty International as a field organizer. For her leadership role in the Black Lives Matter movement, she was named to Fortune's 2015 list of the World's Greatest Leaders.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Johnetta Elzie family life

She was born and raised in the Missouri city of St. Louis.

Associations of Johnetta Elzie

For her participation with the Black Lives Matter movement, she received the Howard Zinn Freedom to Write Award in 2015.

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