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Elle Moxley
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Moxley interviewed on Telesur in 2015
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| Born | 1986/1987 (age 36–37) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Central State University |
| Occupation | Organizer • speaker • writer |
Elle Moxley (formerly Elle Hearns, born 1986/1987) is an American transgender rights activist. She co-founded the Black Lives Matter Global Network, where she served as a strategic partner and organizing coordinator, and founded The Marsha P. Johnson Institute, where she serves as executive director.
Early life and education
Moxley was born in Columbus, Ohio. She grew up in a single-parent home with two sisters.
Moxley was very interested in black power, and educated herself about Malcolm X and the civil rights movement. She became a youth organizer, and later attended Central State University, a historically black university in Wilberforce, Ohio.
Career
In 2013, Moxley co-founded the Black Lives Matter Global Network. As a strategic partner and organizing coordinator, she helped develop policy for the network, including the 2016 policy platform "A Vision for Black Lives".
In 2015, Moxley was one of the organizers of The Movement for Black Lives, a national three-day conference in Cleveland, Ohio.
Moxley founded The Marsha P. Johnson Institute, where she serves as executive director. The mission of the institute, which launched in 2019, is to train and support black trans women and gender-nonconforming femmes.
Moxley has also served as a coordinator for GetEQUAL and as an ambassador for the Trans Women of Color Collective (TWOCC). Her writings have been featured in publications including the City University of New York Law Review and Ebony.
Moxley directed and featured in the 2022 short documentary film Black Beauty.
Honors and recognition
- 2017 – Essence "Woke 100 Women"
- 2017 – The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans
Personal life
Moxley moved to the Washington D.C. area in 2014. She now splits her time between D.C. and New York City.
Moxley changed her last name in 2021.
