Malcolm London

Manager of Policy and Organizing

Malcolm London is an internationally recognized artist and filmmaker, longtime organizer, educator, writer—and most proudly, a West Side Chicago native.

A poet raised by protest, Malcolm has spent over 15 years voluntarily organizing in leadership roles alongside youth, community-led initiatives, institutions advancing DEI and formerly incarcerated individuals. His parallel work in the corporate and creative sectors, shaping campaigns for global brands, has sharpened his strategic instincts and elevated his ability to navigate between grassroots and institutional spaces. He brings that versatility, depth, and unwavering commitment into this role, believing that true organizing must be both rigorous and relational.

Guided by the belief that justice is what love looks like in public, Malcolm’s spiritual and political practice centers healing, not punishment. Having experienced both interpersonal and state violence, he brings a lived ethic of accountability that informs every space he serves. His recent work focuses on cultivating abolitionist spaces where Black men and boys can be both held and held accountable, as they unlearn patriarchy and reimagine power through care, community, and self-definition. 

As the Manager of Policy and Organizing at CRS, Malcolm is excited to continue strengthening coalition and responding to increasingly urgent times with clarity, coordination, and care. To him, policy is another form of poetry: an instrument to co-author a more hopeful, more just, and more interdependent future.