“Zakiya shows folks how to break chains. That they are limitless, and that bondage is conquerable.  Her voice is thunder. We stop. And we listen.”

S. KINLOCH, SC ENERGY JUSTICE COALITION

CHANGEMAKER

Zakiya Mickle is a powerful multitude—an activist, organizer, speaker, advocate, and writer whose voice drives positive transformation for the most vulnerable, forgotten, and underserved across South Carolina.

She leverages decades of experience, alongside respected foresight and deep understanding of critical societal issues to effect change across the state and beyond. Her work enters the world through community collaboration as well as several of her own mission-driven initiatives: The Ubuntu Collective, Sowing Seeds into the Midlands, and Journey to She.

Learn more about Zakiya’s vessels for impact below:

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24 JUNE 2026

If You Don’t Want Them To Take Your Voting Power… Do This

Zakiya joins Angela Rye and Mary-Pat Hector, CEO of Rise, to discuss how grassroots pressure works and what lessons can be applied to other states facing similar threats, providing a real-world playbook for how to fight back.

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