Recently named in Revolt TV's New Leaders of Social Justice, Dante Barry is a grassroots organizer, digital campaigner, and the Executive Director of Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, a national racial justice network of 50,000 members founded to protect and empower young people of color from mass criminalization and gun violence. Previously, Dante ran campaigns, organizing, and leadership development programs for national progressive organizations including the Center for Media Justice, the Roosevelt Institute, the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, School Based Health Alliance, and the Political Development Group, LLC.
Dante has appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, CNN, NPR, New York Times, Al Jazeera America, MSNBC, Next City, Colorlines, Huffington Post, BBC World Service, among other outlets. As a student organizer, Dante graduated from Monmouth University with a degree in Political Science, International Relations, and Communications. Dante is also a graduate of the New Organizing Institute 2011 Blackroots New Media Bootcamp.