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Brandon White is a Community Organizer, Activist and Author. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Brandon currently serves as the Summit/Issues Director for Michigan Prospect and Michigan Voice. The Michigan Prospect is a think-tank based out Okemos, MI and Michigan Voice is a collaborative of issue-oriented organizations committed to sharing resources in order to increase voter registration for underrepresented and socially responsible communities. In this role, Brandon is responsible for driving home policy victories for progressive local organizations across the state along with planning the Michigan Policy Summit, an action-agenda conference for Michigan's progressive community.

Brandon serves on the board for Michigan Citizen Action, Michigan's largest independent, issue-based citizen's lobby. He also serves on the board for Transit Riders United, a Detroit based non-profit dedicated to expanding transportation access and options, including rapid transit. He is also a national trainer with Campus Camp Wellstone. Brandon is a former reporter for the Michigan Messenger, which is an independently-produced political news daily featuring original and investigative reporting.

In 2005, he graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor's in General Studies. While at the University of Michigan, he worked with SSAA (Students Supporting Affirmative Action) as a direct action organizer. He was also involved in a number of organizations including serving on the executive boards for the Black Student Union, HEADS (UM's Black male support network), and IMMAD (Intellectual Minds Making a Difference), an organization that tutored Detroit students on the ACT.After graduation, he co-founded with Garlin Gilchrist II, The SuperSpade: Black Thought at the Highest Level in November, 2005. The mission of The SuperSpade is to provide actionable commentary on social, political, and personal issues affecting the lives of individuals on a daily basis.