Nicole Inskeep is a New Zealand based African American racial justice advocate.  Before moving to New Zealand, Nicole volunteered as a youth mentor for several years within South Australian Indigenous Aboriginal communities. During her teenage years in the US, Nicole was involved in a range of community youth outreach programmes aimed at advancing positive wellbeing outcomes for disadvantaged and marginalised African American youth. More recently, Nicole has been a powerful and influential voice in New Zealand’s Black Lives Matter rallies in Wellington and continues to push for equality in all spaces despite the associated adversities.