Jovanka Beckles is a movement organizer, a former two-term Richmond City Councilmember, a longtime leader in the Richmond Progressive Alliance, a children’s mental health professional, a former candidate for California’s 15th State Assembly district, and a democratic socialist in the tradition of Martin Luther King, Jr. She is now on the AC-Transit District Board of Directors Ward 1. She talks about her role in her community, elections and voting rights, and her imminent advice to the youth.
