11 Black Vegans Who Are Changing the World

Genesis Butler with Cow

11 Black Vegans Who Are Changing the World

From helping provide plant-based food options to low-income communities to advocating for food and social justice, these 11 Black vegans are truly changing the world.

Tracye McQuirter

Tracye Mcquirter

Tracye, who has been vegan for 33 years, is a best-selling author and award-winning public health nutritionist. This year, she’s helping 10,000 black women go vegan! Learn More

Haile Thomas

Haile Thomas

Haile is 19-year-old wellness & compassion activist, and vegan food & lifestyle content creator. Her unique, plant-based cookbook & wellness guide, Living Lively, launches on July 28th! Learn More!

Dominick Thompson

Dominick Thompson

Dom is a vegan activist, athlete, & creator who also runs the account Eat What Elephants Eat which provides easy vegan recipes, meal planning, & nutrition advice! Learn More!

Genesis Butler

Genesis Butler

Genesis went vegan at 6. When she turned 10, she gave a TEDx talk on animal agriculture and its destruction of the planet. Last year, she even asked the Pope to go vegan for Lent! Learn More!

Christopher Sebastian

Christopher Sebastian

Sebastian is an accomplished lecturer & activist with a focus on how animal violence influences anti-black racism, queer antagonism, & class discrimination. He co-founded VGN. Learn More!

Tabitha Brown

Tabitha Brown

Tabitha is known for her loving demeanor & comedic food reviews. She aims to spread love & light & help the world understand the importance of #BlackLivesMatter today & every day. Learn More!

Jenné Claiborne

Jenné Claiborne

Jenné is a vegan chef, health coach, & cooking instructor. She runs a successful YouTube channel & just released a vegan soul food cookbook, Sweet Potato Soul. Learn More!

John Lewis

John Lewis

John is a passionate health & fitness expert who motivates others through his platforms. He’s currently working on a documentary called Hungry for Justice about food & social justice. Learn More!

Jasmine Levya

Jasmine Levya

Jasmine is a filmmaker & actress. Last year she released her film Invisible Vegan which explains how African-American eating habits have been debased by a chain of oppression. Learn More!

Berto Calkins

Berto Calkins

Berto is a vegan lifestyle coach & educator. He runs the popular vegan YouTube channel What’s Good, Berto? & aims to provide vegan food options to lower-income communities. Learn More

Dr. Breeze Harper

Dr. Breeze Harper

Dr. Harper has a PhD in the social sciences, with emphasis in intersectionality, anti-racism & racial-gender inclusion/equity. Her anthology, Sistah Vegan, elevates the voices of Black female vegans. Learn More!