2020
CHIVONA
NEWSOME
CO-FOUNDER
BLACK LIVES MATTER GREATER NY
Chivona Renee Newsome has been serving as the Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Greater
NY and Candidate for US Congress (NY15). She has been a civil rights leader at the forefront
of the New Civil Rights Movement and former Financial Advisor at New York Life.
She has dedicated her adult life to the betterment of her community and our nation as a
whole. The Bronx native was raised in a devout Christian household. As a youth, Newsome’s
father became very ill and she became his advocate, learning early on how to negotiate for
health care with insurance companies and the local pharmacy.
She attended pre-K through college in The Bronx. The one year she chose to study out of
state at the prestigious Howard University in Washington, DC., her political action was noticed
by then Senator Barack Obama’s campaign staff, and she was asked to be a part of the 2008
Presidential Inaugural Committee.
As a financial advisor, Newsome served her community. She worked on the $50 Billion Dollar
challenge which created college savings, retirement plans, and generational wealth for over
300 black and brown residents of New York. Since then she has engaged in protests and
activities to combat financial injustice.
Over the past few years, Newsome has worked tirelessly leading protests and seeking justice
for the families of police brutality, she works with members of LGBT community, victims of
human trafficking, the mental health community, women’s reproductive rights organizations,
and housing justice advocates.
She co-founded Black Lives Caucus, lectured students and expanded Black Lives Matter
Greater NY to multiple New York City charter schools. She also produced Black Lives Matter
with Chivona on WBAI 99.5.
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