About me
Thenjiwe McHarris is a strategist, internationalist, and Black feminist who has devoted her political life to building transformative movements rooted in justice. She is the co-founder and former Co-Director of Blackbird, a rapid-response organization that fortifies Black-led movements with critical infrastructure and narrative power. Over nearly a decade, she was one of the driving forces behind the building of the Movement for Black Lives, a national formation launched in December 2014 that now serves as a political home for more than 100 Black organizations across the U.S.
Her leadership has been central to launching and shaping powerful movement formations. She co-founded the Global Black Victory Lab, a global network of Black feminist movement leaders, and helped build the Green New Deal Network, a coalition dedicated to securing major public investments in a just green economy, centering climate action, environmental justice, and the leadership of frontline communities.
In 2025, Thenjiwe stepped into the role of Executive Director at Scholars for Social Justice, where she hopes to contribute to the organization's bold vision: to harness the collective power of scholars in the fight against repression, and to advance an unapologetic agenda for justice, equity, and transformation.
