Montague Simmons, is a St. Louis native, a community organizer and human rights activist. As Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Movement for Black Lives, he is responsible for expanding movement relationships toward M4BL’s broader movement goals. With its beginnings in the Ferguson Uprisings, the Movement for Black Lives is a national network of more than 150 leaders and organizations creating a broad political home for Black people to learn, organize and take action.