Meet Jacqueline

 

Jacqueline Horton is a national community organizer working at the intersection of police accountability, systemic misconduct, and racial justice. A Bronx native rooted in Hampton Roads, Virginia, she graduated cum laude from Norfolk State University in 2020 with a degree in political science.

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Since 2020, Jackie has organized on the front lines of the movement for Black lives, building long-term relationships with families impacted by police violence, including those of Xzavier Hill, Kenneth Sharp, Donovon Lynch, Walter Wallace Jr., and Sean Monterrosa. Her advocacy also extends to fighting wrongful convictions, including sustained support for Terence Richardson. She is a recipient of the Woman of Courage Award from the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation.

 

Her experience spans voter engagement, police reform, Black maternal health, and racial justice in higher education, sharpened through fellowships with Woke Vote, the Julius Jones Institute, Birth in Color, and REFORM Alliance.

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From 2024 to 2026, she served as Senior Community Organizer at the Center for Policing Equity, partnering with communities of color to support grassroots advocacy, reduce state-sanctioned harm, and reimagine public safety systems. In that role, she traveled nationally to facilitate critical community conversations and support community-centered engagement practices. In 2024 and 2025, she was a featured speaker at the HBCU Law Enforcement Executives and Administrators (LEEA) Conference, presenting on community engagement and alternative response models.

Committed to building collective power, Jacqueline has facilitated advocacy and organizing trainings for organizations including Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., equipping members with practical tools to strengthen civic engagement, advocacy, and community organizing.

 

Today, Jacqueline serves as a Project Director leading civic engagement campaigns and voter registration efforts. She brings experience in campaign strategy, field operations, grassroots organizing, coalition-building, training, and community engagement to her work.

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Driven by passion, strategy, and lived experience, Jacqueline Horton continues to build movements that turn community voices into collective power. She believes deeply that the work of creating a more just world requires both courage and action: “It is our duty to fight for our freedom, and it is our duty to win.”