Tamika Mallory

  As an activist fighting for racial and social equality, Tamika Mallory has inspired countless others to get involved with these issues – and never more so than when the speech she made during the protests following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis went viral.  Mallory grew up in an activist family; her parents were founding members of the civil rights organization National Action Network.  She would go on to become its youngest ever executive director.  On May 14, 2021, Tamika Mallory talked with Courtney Martin, about her book “State of Emergency” and her life as an activist.