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melanie l. campbell

Melanie Campbell is President & CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the Convener of The Black Women’s Roundtable. Campbell is recognized as one of the hardest working servant leaders in today’s Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, Voting Rights and Social Justice Movement.  Campbell has served as an advisor to U. S. presidents & vice presidents, congressional members, corporate, labor, non-profit executives, philanthropists, faith leaders and others---on critical issues and public policy impacting Black America, with a core focus on Black women and families.  

 

Campbell is a veteran coalition builder and is highly successful in leading multi-million dollar civic engagement, women and girls empowerment, youth civic leadership development, civil rights and social justice campaigns including the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR), Black Youth Vote and Unity Black Voting & Power Building Campaigns. 

 

In 2021, she established the BWR Black Women and Allies Call to Action Campaign, in partnership with National Council of Negro Women and over 60 other national and state-based organizations, to advocate for federal voting rights reform, reproductive rights & justice, racial, gender and economic justice policies.  

Campbell  also helped to lead a national campaign to support the successful nomination of the first Black woman to serve on the U. S. Supreme Court, Chief Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; and she recently launched the NCBCP Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Institute for Leadership, Civic Engagement, Economic & Social Justice and Southern Regional Office on the campus of Clark Atlanta University in May 2023.

 

Campbell currently serves on the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Initiative’s Advisory Council, Sephora Racial Equity Advisory Council, Lyft Safety Advisory Council, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s National Social Action Commission, Chairwoman of the Board of Sisters Lead, Sisters Vote and board member for Family Values @ Work Action. She was featured in the Washingtonian as one of Washington DC’s Most Influential People in 2023 and was featured on the Sephora Billboard in Times Square by Sephora for Black History Month in 2021 and 2022 for her women’s empowerment and social justice leadership.

 

Campbell releases an annual Black Women’s Roundtable Report on the status of Black women and hosts an Annual BWR Women of Power National Summit during Women’s History Month in March. She is regularly featured on MSNBC, CNN, Black News Channel, #RolandMartinUnfiltered, ESSENCE, Washington Post, USA Today, The 19th, Washington Informer and other media outlets.

 

Campbell is a native of Mims, Florida, holds a B.A. in Business Administration & Finance from Clark Atlanta University, a certificate in non-profit executive management, Georgetown University. She is a member of the Inaugural Class of Progressive Women’s Voices, Women’s Media Center and resident fellow alumni, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Institute of Politics, Harvard University. 

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  • Oct 21, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
    Washington, 600 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA
    Join Us in Honoring 30 Years of Impact! Celebrate Melanie L. Campbell’s trailblazing leadership and service at the Spirit of Democracy Awards & Elegant Evening Affair. An unforgettable night celebrating leadership, legacy and resilience — secure your table today!

30th Anniversary Celebration for Melanie Campbell @ Annual Spirit of Democracy Awards
 

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