07/18/2025
πTake your rest Brandi!
It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share the devastating news that our dear friend, longtime collaborator, and former MJ staff member, Brandi Collins-Dexter, has passed away.
Brandi is one of the most critical leaders in our sector, who forced Facebook to undergo its first civil rights audit, orchestrated the removal of R. Kelly from RCA, and pressured over 100 financial companies to stop funding hate groups, among her many accomplishments.
Her work helped establish the playbook for how tech companies can and must be held accountable for their impact on Black communities.
Our movement has lost a fierce advocate, a brilliant strategist, and a friend whose laughter could fill a room and whose analysis could cut through any corporate spin. But her impact lives on in every campaign that centers community voices, every policy that prioritizes people over profit, and every friend who remembers how her laugh could light up a room.
Rest in power, Brandi.
Join us in honoring her legacy and read our full statement:
https://mediajustice.org/news/honoring-brandi-collins-dexter-and-her-legacy