Jameelah Morris • Youth Advisor – graduated from Tufts University in 2013 with a B.A. in International Relations and Spanish, where she was Co-President of the Pan-African Alliance and helped to lead the implementation of the Africana Studies program at Tufts. A native Washingtonian, she grew up in KanKouran West African Dance Company and ADACI, both inspirations behind her continued international and community work.
Jameelah currently works at Root Cause, managing the City Strategy component for the company’s work with the Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA), an organization focused on building and sustaining local BMA fields in cities across the U.S to improve the life outcomes of Black men and boys. In her role, she was a co-author of the 2015 report, The Promise of Place: Cities Advancing Black Male Achievement, which scores 50 cities according to their visible level of engagement and committed action on behalf of Black men and boys. Additionally, she organizes city convenings, disseminates assessments and other capacity building supports for leaders and organizations in CBMA’s member network. Ms. Morris also leads the Social Innovation Accelerator’s operations and program implementation, cultivating external relationships and col- laborating with funders and leading stakeholders in the Black Male Achievement field. Prior to working at Root Cause, Jameelah sustained a long-term career with the international nonprofit organization Amigos de Las Américas (AMIGOS), leading and supporting projects in Honduras and Nicaragua. She is currently the Co-President of the Boston Chapter of AMIGOS.