Kate­lyn John­son is Exec­u­tive Direc­tor of Action Now, a grass­roots com­mu­ni­ty orga­ni­za­tion work­ing to build pow­er and fight for racial, social and eco­nom­ic jus­tice in low-income Black com­mu­ni­ties in Chica­go. She is also Co-exec­u­tive direc­tor of the Black­roots Alliance. She grad­u­at­ed from North Park Uni­ver­si­ty in 2004 and has ded­i­cat­ed her career to address­ing issues of sys­temic oppres­sion and devel­op­ing grass­roots leaders.