Brea Baker

Brea Baker is a freedom fighter and writer (in that order) who has been working on the frontlines for over a decade, first as a student activist and now as a national strategist. With a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University, Brea has contributed to dozens of electoral and advocacy campaigns including the 2017 Women’s March where she served as the youngest national organizer, the 2018 student walkouts against gun violence following the Parkland shooting, and Jumaane Williams’ successful bid for NYC Public Advocate. 

As a writer, Brea has commented on race, gender, and sexuality for publications like ELLE, Harper’s BAZAAR, Refinery29 Unbothered, The Progressive, Coveteur, and more. Her book, ROOTED: The American Legacy of Land Theft & The Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership, was published with PRH/One World Books and details her family’s experiences across the South in order to make another case for reparations. ROOTED has been celebrated in The New Yorker, The Guardian, Apple Books, the New York Times, iHeart Radio’s The Breakfast Club, Harper’s BAZAAR, Ms. Magazine, and was selected as the Black Caucus of the American Library Association’s 2024 Nonfiction Honor Book. 

When not writing, Brea often leverages her knack for synthesizing information in accessible ways as a facilitator, speaker, and consultant. Most recently, has led digital and communications strategies for nonprofits, Hollywood storytellers/studios, and grassroots organizations. For her work in coalition with others, Brea has been recognized as a 2023 Creative Capital awardee, 2017 Glamour Woman of the Year and 2019 i-D Up and Rising.