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Toiell Washington is a Black entrepreneur, educator, and activist in the city of Boston, MA. Washington is best known for organizing and leading the May 31st 2020 peaceful protest in Boston alongside two other Black women for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony Mcdade, which resulted in an attendance of over 20,000 people. The events following this protest such as the riot that occurred afterwards, along with the number of participants made it one of the most historical moments in Boston history.

Early life and Education Washington is a Dorchester native, where she began her advocacy through writing news articles on things such as colorism for a high school newspaper called Teens in print in 2013. Later in life she continued her advocacy at several nonprofits in her city doing violence prevention work at local organizations such as Start Strong Boston and Casa Myrna Vasquez. After completing high school, Washington went on to attend Salem State University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Sociology

Career and Activism

2020-present: Following the May 31st protest of 2021, Washington co-founded the nonprofit organization Black Boston Inc along with Hodan Hashi. to continue the conversations around race through educational programming and political advocacy. At this organization, they offer services like facilitation of curricula created by Black Bostonian youth, hold several mutual aid events to distribute resources, and meet with politicians to discuss ways to accommodate Black people.

2021-present In addition to this, Washington also launched a game company titled The Master’s Tools to promote self education and social awareness through gaming. The company is most well known for the first card game released called Meet the Colonizers, which is a game to expose oppressive systems, heroes, and ideas.

Honors and awards: Boston Celtics: Heroes among us 2020

Boston Celtics: Faces of change 2021

Salem State University MLK leadership award 2021

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