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Malkia Cyril

Executive Director

Center for Media Justice

Bio

Malkia Devich Cyril is the founder and executive director of the Center for Media Justice and co-founder of the Media Action Grassroots Network, a national network of community-based organizations working to ensure racial and economic justice in a digital age. Cyril is one of few leaders of color in the movement for digital rights and freedom, and a leader in the Movement for Black Lives—helping to bring important technical safeguards and surveillance countermeasures to people across the country who are fighting to reform systemic racism and violence in law enforcement.


Featured work

Mar 21, 2019

The FBI Won’t Hand Over Its Surveillance Records on ‘Black Identity Extremists,’ so We’re Suing

The FBI Won’t Hand Over Its Surveillance Records on ‘Black Identity Extremists,’ so We’re Suing

Oct 18, 2017

Is the FBI Setting the Stage for Increased Surveillance of Black Activists?

Is the FBI Setting the Stage for Increased Surveillance of Black Activists?