“Angela Rose is a Leader, more than that she is the leader we need for our present and to lead us into our future.” - Leslie Redmond, Former MPLS NAACP President
After graduating from Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City, Angela, a Twin Cities Native, returned to Minneapolis looking to make a change her community through meaningful relationship building, an honest commitment to equality, and empowering young women to be the change they want to see.
Now, Angela Rose is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Human Rights at the University of Minnesota. She currently serves as board chair for Minnesota Freedom Fund Action, a 501c4 organization dedicated to ending Cash Bail and Pre-hearing Immigration Detention (find out more at mffaction.org) . She also does policy work with Restorative Justice Practitioners and families who have been impacted by Police violence. She regularly writes for the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder and is a political contributor on the “Conversations with Al Mcfarlane,” with Insight News.
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Angela often speaks on issues regarding politics, empowerment, change through social justice, and civic engagement. Her perspectives as a young black leader connect across audiences.
Dynamic and powerful speaker
Builds meaningful community partnerships
After being connected with the Minneapolis NAACP, she quickly rose to the position of 2nd Vice-President at the age of 23 then was elected President of the Minneapolis NAACP in November 2020 at 25, making her one of the youngest NAACP Adult Branch Presidents in the Nation. She has worked with and built relationships many local community groups on issues of Civic Engagement like Minnesota Voice, Black Votes Matter Minnesota, ACER, ACLU Minnesota, national groups like the National Organization For Women and National Action Network. She has travelled around the world engaging scholars on social justice issues and public policy, most notably helping coordinate the 5th World Conference on Racial and Ethinic Economic Inequalities in Vitoria, Brazil.
