Ali Anderson is a public health leader, birthworker, and food justice advocate with over a decade of experience working at the intersections of health, healing, and liberation. She is the founder and Co-Executive Director of Feed Black Futures, an organization building power through Black food economies and food sovereignty while addressing the historical harms of incarceration and land dispossession.
As a community organizer and former membership co-chair with Black Youth Project 100 NYC, Ali led direct action campaigns focused on carceral violence, reproductive justice, and environmental justice. She has been a keynote speaker on food sovereignty and food justice at institutions including Harvard School of Public Health, UCLA, and Pitzer College.
Ali is from Southern California and the granddaughter of Jamaican immigrants. She holds a Master of Public Health from Emory University. In 2021, she received the Black Women Green Futures Award, and in 2022, she won the Echoing Green Social Innovation Challenge. A 2023 Echoing Green Fellow, Ali has been featured in TIME and People Magazine. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Acta Non Verba Youth Community Farm, Sweet Freedom Farm, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective.
