“It’s allowed us grow and to be fully Black on purpose and live out loud in this city,” Odeleye told MadameNoire, noting that she doesn’t believe this would’ve worked in the way it has in no other city in America than that of Atlanta. “It’s also the city we love, so we just wanted to give this back. It’s kind of like a love letter to our city.”
Oronike Odeleye and Kenyzette Barnes created the #MuteRKelly campaign. Now, the Women of Color branch of the #TimesUp movement are amplifying it.