Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith is the co-­founder and executive director of the BLIS (Black Liberation-­Indigenous Sovereignty) Collective. He is a writer, poet, researcher, and strategist focused on racial and wealth inequality, reparations, and narrative change. Formerly the director of narrative change at Liberation Ventures, he launched the Reparations Narrative Lab. Trevor has also held roles at the Surdna Foundation, the NYCLU, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and M+R Strategic Services. He received his BA in journalism from American University and his MPA from New York University. He is a son and a brother originally from Maryland, by way of Freetown, Sierra Leone. He currently resides in Lenapehoking, now known as New York City.