PARRISH BROWN JR.

Parrish Brown Jr. is a senior at the University of Chicago at Illinois majoring in Urban Studies. He was born on the west side of Chicago but has primarily spent his life growing up on the southside of Chicago organizing for over 10+ years. He is most known for organizing to get a level 1 trauma center at the University of Chicago, fighting to keep Walter H. Dyett high school open, getting Public Act 1225 (Community Youth Employment Act) passed, helping to get 20th Ward Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor elected, supporting to get Lakesia Collins elected as the state representative of the 9th district, and more. Currently, he works as a Youth Organizer & Restorative Justice Coordinator with the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization. He is an abolitionist and a known community organizer. His number one goal is to create spaces to push for Black Liberation.