An experienced and respected voice on political strategy, racial justice advocacy, grassroots organizing, and public policy, Mercedes Fulbright is a Southern organizer, strategist, and DJ. During the 2020 summer uprisings, she co-built a sustainable coalition of organizations and new organizers called In Defense of Black Lives Dallas. She currently leads the Texas Working Families Party as Organizing Director with a mission to build a mass multiracial, anti-racist movement alongside regular people coming together across differences to make a better future for all Texans. She can be followed on Twitter: @saintcedes and @txwfp.