Biography

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Alicia is an American civil rights activist and editorial writer. Alicia was born on January 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. When she first began her education, she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology and Sociology in 2002 from University of California. After college she began her career working and in 2009, she served as executive director for People Organized to Win Employment Rights/POWER for the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2011, she was elected board chair for Right to the City Alliance/RTTC in Oakland, which fought gentrification and police brutality and continuing her career in 2013 was a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Garza joined National Domestic Workers Alliance in Oakland, California as director of special projects. In 2018, Garza founded the Black Futures Lab, which invites black people to experiment with new ways to build independent, progressive black political power. As the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Garza worked to build a movement at the intersections of race, gender, and the economy. Garza has received numerous awards and recognition.