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    '''Nikkita R. Oliver''' is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political [[activism|activist]]. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle. In 2021 they are running for Seattle City Council Position 9.<ref name="Gutman">{{Cite web |title=Nikkita Oliver announces run for Seattle City Council, lays out vision for big changes |last=Gutman |first=David |work=The Seattle Times |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lawyer-community-organizer-nikkita-oliver-announces-bid-for-seattle-city-council/}}</ref>
    '''Nikkita R. Oliver''' is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political [[activism|activist]]. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle. Currently they are running for Seattle City Council Position 9.<ref name="Gutman">{{Cite web |title=Nikkita Oliver announces run for Seattle City Council, lays out vision for big changes |last=Gutman |first=David |work=The Seattle Times |date=March 10, 2021 |access-date=March 23, 2021 |url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lawyer-community-organizer-nikkita-oliver-announces-bid-for-seattle-city-council/}}</ref>


    Oliver was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to a white mother and black father.<ref name="badass_womxn">{{cite web |title=Badass Womxn in the Pacific Northwest |url=https://uw.pressbooks.pub/badasswomxninthepnw/chapter/nikkita-oliver/ |publisher=University of Washington Press |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Oliver attended Seattle Pacific University and earned a Sociology degree in 2008.<ref name="spu_profile">{{cite web |title=Nikkita Oliver |url=https://spu.edu/stories/articles/nikkita-oliver/ |publisher=Seattle Pacific University |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |date=December 16, 2016}}</ref> At Seattle Pacific, Oliver became involved with student government and led a racial justice campaign called "Catalyst". Oliver also became involved with the local Black Lives Matter organization. They earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 2015 and a Master's of Education from the University of Washington College of Education in 2016.
    Oliver was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to a white mother and black father.<ref name="badass_womxn">{{cite web |title=Badass Womxn in the Pacific Northwest |url=https://uw.pressbooks.pub/badasswomxninthepnw/chapter/nikkita-oliver/ |publisher=University of Washington Press |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Oliver attended Seattle Pacific University and earned a Sociology degree in 2008.<ref name="spu_profile">{{cite web |title=Nikkita Oliver |url=https://spu.edu/stories/articles/nikkita-oliver/ |publisher=Seattle Pacific University |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |date=December 16, 2016}}</ref> At Seattle Pacific, Oliver became involved with student government and led a racial justice campaign called "Catalyst". Oliver also became involved with the local Black Lives Matter organization. They earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 2015 and a Master's of Education from the University of Washington College of Education in 2016.
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    ===Criminal justice reform efforts===
    ===Criminal justice reform efforts===
    Oliver has worked as an organizer for Seattle’s No Youth Jail and Black Lives Matter movements.<ref name="seattle_met_profile">{{cite news |title=Candidate Profile: Nikkita Oliver |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2017/07/candidate-profile-nikkita-oliver |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Seattle Met |date=July 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Race, Justice & Democracy: Where do we stand? |url=https://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x62677 |publisher=Seattle Channel |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> They work as co-director of Creative Justice Northwest, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to youth most impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline.<ref name="crosscut_090318">{{cite news |last1=Cain |first1=Sheila |title=The healing spaces of Creative Justice |url=https://crosscut.com/2018/09/healing-spaces-creative-justice |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=CrossCut |date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oliver helped organize and spoke at numerous protests in Seattle.<ref name="vanityfair_061120">{{cite news |last1=Uitti |first1=Jacob |title="Building People Power": Nikkita Oliver on Seattle's Extraordinary Protests and What Comes Next |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/nikkita-oliver-on-seattles-extraordinary-protests |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement |url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/739574209/k-e-x-p-s-sound-vision |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=NPR |date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> During a closed-door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief [[Carmen Best]], and other community leaders, Oliver live-streamed the discussion.<ref name="kuow_060920">{{cite news |title=In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-revolution-in-seattle-is-being-live-streamed |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=KUOW |date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Oliver has been an advocate for de-funding the police and civic investment in community-based public health and public safety strategies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alicea |first1=Simone |title=Nikkita Oliver talks about defunding Seattle police |url=https://www.knkx.org/post/listen-nikkita-oliver-talks-about-defunding-seattle-police |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=KNKX |date=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Seattle-area protests: March during sixth day of action after George Floyd's killing draws massive crowd around City Hall |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-protests-mayor-jenny-durkan-to-meet-with-protest-leaders-today-as-demonstrators-prepare-for-sixth-day-of-action-after-george-floyds-death/ |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=The Seattle Times |date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="politico_061520">{{cite news |last1=Scigliano |first1=Eric |title=Don't Listen to Fox. Here's What's Really Going On in Seattle's Protest Zone. |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/15/dont-listen-to-fox-heres-whats-really-going-on-in-seattles-protest-zone-321507 |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Politico |date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
    Oliver has worked as an organizer for Seattle’s No Youth Jail and Black Lives Matter movements.<ref name="seattle_met_profile">{{cite news |title=Candidate Profile: Nikkita Oliver |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2017/07/candidate-profile-nikkita-oliver |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Seattle Met |date=July 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Race, Justice & Democracy: Where do we stand? |url=https://www.seattlechannel.org/videos?videoid=x62677 |publisher=Seattle Channel |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> They work as co-director of Creative Justice Northwest, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to youth most impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline.<ref name="crosscut_090318">{{cite news |last1=Cain |first1=Sheila |title=The healing spaces of Creative Justice |url=https://crosscut.com/2018/09/healing-spaces-creative-justice |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=CrossCut |date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oliver helped organize and spoke at numerous protests in Seattle.<ref name="vanityfair_061120">{{cite news |last1=Uitti |first1=Jacob |title="Building People Power": Nikkita Oliver on Seattle's Extraordinary Protests and What Comes Next |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/nikkita-oliver-on-seattles-extraordinary-protests |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement |url=https://www.npr.org/podcasts/739574209/k-e-x-p-s-sound-vision |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=NPR |date=June 18, 2020}}</ref> During a closed-door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, and other community leaders, Oliver live-streamed the discussion.<ref name="kuow_060920">{{cite news |title=In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-revolution-in-seattle-is-being-live-streamed |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=KUOW |date=June 9, 2020}}</ref> Oliver has been an advocate for de-funding the police and civic investment in community-based public health and public safety strategies.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alicea |first1=Simone |title=Nikkita Oliver talks about defunding Seattle police |url=https://www.knkx.org/post/listen-nikkita-oliver-talks-about-defunding-seattle-police |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=KNKX |date=June 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Seattle-area protests: March during sixth day of action after George Floyd's killing draws massive crowd around City Hall |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-area-protests-mayor-jenny-durkan-to-meet-with-protest-leaders-today-as-demonstrators-prepare-for-sixth-day-of-action-after-george-floyds-death/ |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=The Seattle Times |date=June 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name="politico_061520">{{cite news |last1=Scigliano |first1=Eric |title=Don't Listen to Fox. Here's What's Really Going On in Seattle's Protest Zone. |url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/06/15/dont-listen-to-fox-heres-whats-really-going-on-in-seattles-protest-zone-321507 |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Politico |date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>


    Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=KUOW |date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson |url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Seattle Magazine |date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=The Seattle Times |date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>
    Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/nikkita-oliver-outside-spending-to-defeat-kshama-sawant-means-progressive-message-resonates |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=KUOW |date=August 8, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by ''Seattle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson |url=https://seattlemag.com/news-and-features/most-influential-seattleites-2017-nikkita-oliver-dominique-davis-and-anne-levinson |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=Seattle Magazine |date=November 2017}}</ref> Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pipeline-activists-severing-ties-with-wells-fargo-now-more-important-than-ever/ |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |work=The Seattle Times |date=February 7, 2017}}</ref>


    In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web |title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER |url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 |publisher=Edmonds Community College |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web |title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver |url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 |publisher=University of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> [[Reed College]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver |url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 |publisher=Reed College |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Awards Ceremony |url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ |publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerdes |first1=Caroline |title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 |url=https://www.kcts9.org/thevote |publisher=KTCS 9}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web |title=A Box Won't Fix Racism |url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ |publisher=Pod Save the People |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? |url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ |publisher=Town Hall Seattle |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair |url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ |publisher=Town Hall Seattle |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>
    In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.<ref>{{cite web |title=MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER |url=https://www.edcc.edu/news/stories/2020/article/285 |publisher=Edmonds Community College |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |date=January 10, 2020}}</ref> They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,<ref>{{cite web |title=School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver |url=https://events.umich.edu/event/61831 |publisher=University of Michigan |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> Reed College,<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver |url=https://events.reed.edu/event/black_celebration_month_nikkita_oliver#.XvkR-pNKh24 |publisher=Reed College |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Awards Ceremony |url=https://stanleyanndunhamfund.org/2017/07/14/memorable-moments/ |publisher=Stanley Ann Dunham Fund |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> KTCS 9,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gerdes |first1=Caroline |title=Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9 |url=https://www.kcts9.org/thevote |publisher=KTCS 9}}</ref> ''Pod Save the People'',<ref>{{cite web |title=A Box Won't Fix Racism |url=https://crooked.com/podcast/a-box-wont-fix-racism/ |publisher=Pod Save the People |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref> and Town Hall Seattle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand? |url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/race-justice-and-democracy/ |publisher=Town Hall Seattle |accessdate=June 28, 2020 |date=March 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair |url=https://townhallseattle.org/event/danielle-sered-and-nikkita-oliver-livestream/ |publisher=Town Hall Seattle |accessdate=June 28, 2020}}</ref>


    === 2021 City Council campaign ===
    === 2021 City Council campaign ===
    In March of 2021 Oliver declared their candidacy for Seattle City Council position 9.
    In March of 2021 Oliver declared their candidacy for Seattle City Council position 9.<ref name="Gutman" />


    ==Links==
    ==Links==

    Revision as of 16:41, 23 March 2021

    Nikkita Oliver
    Oliver in 2018
    Date of birth February 11, 1986
    Place of birth Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
    Nationality American
    Pronouns they/them[1]
    Gender identity genderfluid femme[2]
    Occupation attorney, administrator, educator, poet, activist

    Nikkita R. Oliver is an American attorney, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and political activist. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, and finished a narrow third in the primary with 16.99% of the vote. They are a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle. Currently they are running for Seattle City Council Position 9.[3]

    Oliver was born in Indianapolis, Indiana to a white mother and black father.[4] Oliver attended Seattle Pacific University and earned a Sociology degree in 2008.[5] At Seattle Pacific, Oliver became involved with student government and led a racial justice campaign called "Catalyst". Oliver also became involved with the local Black Lives Matter organization. They earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 2015 and a Master's of Education from the University of Washington College of Education in 2016.

    Career

    Oliver has worked for the American Civil Liberties Union, as an intervention specialist, and as a chaplain at a youth detention center.[6] In 2015, Oliver was awarded the Artist Human Rights Leader Award by the City of Seattle's Human Rights Commission.[7]

    2017 mayoral campaign

    Oliver speaking during their 2017 mayoral campaign

    Oliver declared their candidacy for mayor of Seattle in March 2017, expecting to run against incumbent mayor Ed Murray, though he resigned due to multiple allegations of sexual assault before the election. Oliver announced they would be representing the "Peoples Party of Seattle", a collection of community and civic leaders, lawyers, artists, activists and teachers that began organizing after the 2016 presidential election.[8] At the time, Oliver was a part-time teacher at Seattle s Washington Middle School and Franklin Middle School and provided mostly pro-bono services as an attorney. Oliver also worked for Creative Justice, an arts-based alternative to incarceration.[8] Oliver's campaign focused on a "radical rethinking of criminal justice investments, revisiting the city’s housing proposals to extract more from developers for affordable housing; slowing gentrification, and examining an even higher minimum wage than the recent landmark achievement of $15 an hour."[8] Oliver also brought attention to issues like homelessness, institutional racism, and poverty.[9]

    Criminal justice reform efforts

    Oliver has worked as an organizer for Seattle’s No Youth Jail and Black Lives Matter movements.[10][11] They work as co-director of Creative Justice Northwest, a nonprofit organization that offers programs to youth most impacted by the school-to-prison pipeline.[12] Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Oliver helped organize and spoke at numerous protests in Seattle.[13][14] During a closed-door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, and other community leaders, Oliver live-streamed the discussion.[15] Oliver has been an advocate for de-funding the police and civic investment in community-based public health and public safety strategies.[16][17][18]

    Oliver has also spoken about outside spending on local political campaigns.[19] In 2017, Oliver was named one of Seattle's Most Influential Seattlelites by Seattle Magazine.[20] Oliver co-drafted a resolution for Seattle’s divestment from the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2017.[21]

    In January 2020, Oliver was featured as the keynote speaker for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Edmonds Community College.[22] They have been featured as a guest lecturer and speaker at the University of Michigan,[23] Reed College,[24] the Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund,[25] KTCS 9,[26] Pod Save the People,[27] and Town Hall Seattle.[28][29]

    2021 City Council campaign

    In March of 2021 Oliver declared their candidacy for Seattle City Council position 9.[3]

    Links

    References

    1. @NikkitaOliver (March 16, 2021). "I am a Black gender-fluid queer person too. I use they/them pronouns. You've misgendered me multiple times. Please stop" – via Twitter.
    2. @NikkitaOliver (November 7, 2020). "As a Black gender fluid femme abolitionist I can applaud a Black womxn 4 achieving her dream while also saying that same Black womxn is not a role model for me nor the future I desire. I dream of a world where Black womxn don't have to lock up people 2 be a public servants" – via Twitter.
    3. 3.0 3.1 Gutman, David (March 10, 2021). "Nikkita Oliver announces run for Seattle City Council, lays out vision for big changes". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
    4. "Badass Womxn in the Pacific Northwest". University of Washington Press. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    5. "Nikkita Oliver". Seattle Pacific University. December 16, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    6. "Nikkita Oliver: An Activism-Based Approach to Law". ACLU of Washington. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    7. "Congratulations to 2015 Human Rights Awardees!". City of Seattle. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 Kroman, David (March 7, 2017). "Activist, attorney Nikkita Oliver is running for mayor". CrossCut. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    9. McCarthy, Joe (September 1, 2017). "Nikkita Oliver Ran for Mayor of Seattle and Is Fighting for Marginalized Voices". Global Citizen. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    10. "Candidate Profile: Nikkita Oliver". Seattle Met. July 24, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    11. "Race, Justice & Democracy: Where do we stand?". Seattle Channel. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    12. Cain, Sheila (September 3, 2018). "The healing spaces of Creative Justice". CrossCut. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    13. Uitti, Jacob. ""Building People Power": Nikkita Oliver on Seattle's Extraordinary Protests and What Comes Next". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    14. "Nikkita Oliver on Letting the Vision Lead the Movement". NPR. June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    15. "In Seattle, the revolution will be live-streamed". KUOW. June 9, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    16. Alicea, Simone (June 23, 2020). "Nikkita Oliver talks about defunding Seattle police". KNKX. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    17. "Seattle-area protests: March during sixth day of action after George Floyd's killing draws massive crowd around City Hall". The Seattle Times. June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    18. Scigliano, Eric (June 15, 2020). "Don't Listen to Fox. Here's What's Really Going On in Seattle's Protest Zone". Politico. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    19. "Nikkita Oliver: Outside spending to defeat Kshama Sawant means progressive message resonates". KUOW. August 8, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    20. "Most Influential Seattleites of 2017: Nikkita Oliver, Dominique Davis and Anne Levinson". Seattle Magazine. November 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    21. "Pipeline activists: Severing ties with Wells Fargo now more important than ever". The Seattle Times. February 7, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    22. "MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION TO FEATURE KEYNOTE NIKKITA OLIVER". Edmonds Community College. January 10, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    23. "School of Social Work Guest Lecture by Nikkita Oliver". University of Michigan. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    24. "Black Celebration Month: Nikkita Oliver". Reed College. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    25. "2017 Awards Ceremony". Stanley Ann Dunham Fund. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    26. Gerdes, Caroline. "Celebrate 100 Years of Trailblazing Women with KCTS 9". KTCS 9.
    27. "A Box Won't Fix Racism". Pod Save the People. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    28. "Race, Justice, and Democracy Where Do We Stand?". Town Hall Seattle. March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
    29. "Violence, Incarceration, and a Road to Repair". Town Hall Seattle. Retrieved June 28, 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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