Antionette D. Carroll is building an intergenerational movement of Redesigners for Justice to co-create and reimagine a world in which racial equity and health equity are the status quo. Her driving belief is "Like all systems, systems of oppression, inequality, and inequity are by design. Therefore, they can be redesigned." To redesign this world, we need a new type of leader - a leader that leverages the history of youth being the architects of change and agitators of the status quo of exclusion, erasure, and oppression. Her ultimate vision? To be a pivotal supporter and Design Ally of youth of color in building a world that embraces the humanity, rights, and power of Black and Latinx people.
How is she getting closer to this vision? Being a serial social entrepreneur, activist, community organizer, and Redesigner for Justice.
Antionette is the Founder, President and CEO of Creative Reaction Lab, a nonprofit educating and deploying youth to challenge racial and health inequities impacting Black and Latinx populations. Within this role, Antionette has pioneered an award-winning form of creative problem solving called Equity-Centered Community Design (named a Fast Company World Changing Idea Finalist) and a new leadership model called Redesigner for Justice. Through this capacity, Antionette has received several recognitions and awards including being named an Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow, Roddenberry Fellow, Echoing Green Global Fellow, TED Fellow, ADCOLOR Innovator, SXSW Community Service Honoree, Camelback Ventures Fellow, and Essence Magazine Woke 100. Additionally, Antionette has been featured in Empathy for Change by Amy J. Wilson, Fast Company Innovation by Design: Creative Ideas That Transform the Way We Live and Work by Stephanie Mehta, and the upcoming Beloved Economies: Transforming How We Work by Jess Rimington and Joanna L. Cea. In her “free” time, Antionette is a civic and equity design coach and international speaker and facilitator, previously speaking at Microsoft, NASA, Square (Block), Capital One, AIGA National Conference, The Ohio State University, and more.
When she is not working (which as a mom, wife, and entrepreneur usually equals never), she is watching science fiction, action and Asian cinema, reading, practicing handlettering, coloring with her children, and adding to her shoe and jewelry collection.
Areas of Expertise
Advertising, Content Management, Design, Design Thinking, Diversity, Equality, Equity-Centered Community Design, Human-Centered Design, Inclusion, Nonprofit Management, Racial Equity, Research Methodologies, Social Entrepreneurship