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'''Jessica Byrd''' is an Black ] ]<ref name="Netroots">{{cite web |title=Jessica Bird |url=https://www.netrootsnation.org/profile/jessica-byrd/ |website=Netroots Nation |access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> best known for her work as Chief of Staff to Georgia gubernatorial candidate ],<ref name="advance">{{cite web |title=Jessica Byrd Founder, Three Point Strategies |url=https://advancenativepl.org/our-team/jessica-byrd/ |website=Advance Native Political Leadership |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Brittney |title=Stacey Abrams and the Black Women Reshaping the Left |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/opinion/stacey-abrams-governor-georgia.html |access-date=1 July 2021 |date=1 Nov 2018}}</ref> and her tenure as national training director at women's rights ] ]. She currently works as a founding partner of Three Point Strategies, a political consulting firm aimed at the mission of getting more Black women into elected offices at all levels of government.<ref name="advance"/> She is an architect of the ] Electoral Justice Project, and for its ] bill aimed at redirecting federal funds away from the criminal justice system and towards community investment. <ref name="advance"/> She also sits on the boards for ] and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbcblk28/meet-nbcblk28-n507856|title=Meet the #NBCBLK28|publisher=}}</ref> '''Jessica Byrd''' is an Black ] ]<ref name="Netroots">{{cite web |title=Jessica Bird |url=https://www.netrootsnation.org/profile/jessica-byrd/ |website=Netroots Nation |access-date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> best known for her work as Chief of Staff to Georgia gubernatorial candidate ],<ref name="advance">{{cite web |title=Jessica Byrd Founder, Three Point Strategies |url=https://advancenativepl.org/our-team/jessica-byrd/ |website=Advance Native Political Leadership |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Brittney |title=Stacey Abrams and the Black Women Reshaping the Left |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/opinion/stacey-abrams-governor-georgia.html |access-date=1 July 2021 |date=1 Nov 2018}}</ref> and her tenure as national training director at women's rights ] ]. She currently works as a founding partner of Three Point Strategies, a political consulting firm aimed at the mission of getting more Black women into elected offices at all levels of government.<ref name="advance"/> She is an architect of the ] Electoral Justice Project, and for its ] bill aimed at redirecting federal funds away from the criminal justice system and towards community investment.<ref name="advance"/> She also sits on the boards for ] and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbcblk28/meet-nbcblk28-n507856|title=Meet the #NBCBLK28|publisher=}}</ref>


Byrd was born in Columbus, Ohio, where she was a mentee of arts educator ] and a graduate of the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Amanda |last2=Schlosser |first2=Kimberly |title=Complex Honoring Dr Martin Luther King Renovated |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2001/07/complex-honoring-dr-martin-luther-king-renovated/ |access-date=July 1, 2021 |work=The Lantern |agency=The Ohio State University |publisher=Lantern Media Group |date=July 30, 2001}}</ref> Byrd was born in Columbus, Ohio, where she was a mentee of arts educator ] and a graduate of the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ross |first1=Amanda |last2=Schlosser |first2=Kimberly |title=Complex Honoring Dr Martin Luther King Renovated |url=https://www.thelantern.com/2001/07/complex-honoring-dr-martin-luther-king-renovated/ |access-date=July 1, 2021 |work=The Lantern |agency=The Ohio State University |publisher=Lantern Media Group |date=July 30, 2001}}</ref>
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* "12 New Faces of Black Leadership", Time Magazine<ref>{{cite news |title=12 New Faces of Black Leadership |url=https://time.com/3668782/12-faces-of-black-leadership/ |access-date=1 July 2021 |work=Time Magazine |date=Jan 16, 2015}}</ref> * "12 New Faces of Black Leadership", Time Magazine<ref>{{cite news |title=12 New Faces of Black Leadership |url=https://time.com/3668782/12-faces-of-black-leadership/ |access-date=1 July 2021 |work=Time Magazine |date=Jan 16, 2015}}</ref>
* "Time 100", Time Magazine, 2021<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garza |first1=Alicia |title=Jessica Byrd |journal=Time Magazine |date=Feb 17, 2021 |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2021/5937626/jessica-byrd/ |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> * "Time 100", Time Magazine, 2021<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garza |first1=Alicia |title=Jessica Byrd |journal=Time Magazine |date=Feb 17, 2021 |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-next-2021/5937626/jessica-byrd/ |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>



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Jessica Byrd
BornColumbus, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPolitical Strategist

Jessica Byrd is an Black feminist activist best known for her work as Chief of Staff to Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, and her tenure as national training director at women's rights PAC EMILY's List. She currently works as a founding partner of Three Point Strategies, a political consulting firm aimed at the mission of getting more Black women into elected offices at all levels of government. She is an architect of the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project, and for its BREATHE Act bill aimed at redirecting federal funds away from the criminal justice system and towards community investment. She also sits on the boards for Black Feminist Future and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.

Byrd was born in Columbus, Ohio, where she was a mentee of arts educator Bettye Stull and a graduate of the Columbus Alternative High School. Byrd identifies as queer.

Awards and honors

  • "Woman to Watch", Essence Magazine, 2015
  • "12 New Faces of Black Leadership", Time Magazine
  • "Time 100", Time Magazine, 2021

References

  1. "Jessica Bird". Netroots Nation. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jessica Byrd Founder, Three Point Strategies". Advance Native Political Leadership. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. Cooper, Brittney (1 Nov 2018). "Stacey Abrams and the Black Women Reshaping the Left". Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. "Meet the #NBCBLK28".
  5. Ross, Amanda; Schlosser, Kimberly (July 30, 2001). "Complex Honoring Dr Martin Luther King Renovated". The Lantern. Lantern Media Group. The Ohio State University. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. Owens, Donna (Dec 5, 2014). "Jessica Byrd Wants You To Run For Office". Essence Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. "12 New Faces of Black Leadership". Time Magazine. Jan 16, 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. Garza, Alicia (Feb 17, 2021). "Jessica Byrd". Time Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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