Nikkita Oliver

Nikkita Oliver
Oliver in 2018
Born
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • activist
  • educator
  • poet

Nikkita R. Oliver is an American lawyer, non-profit administrator, educator, poet, and politician. They were a candidate for Mayor of Seattle in the 2017 mayoral election, but finished third in the primary with 17% of the vote. Oliver was defeated again in an at-large Seattle city council race in 2021.

Oliver was a leader in the Black Lives Matter, civil rights, and criminal justice reform movements in Seattle,[1][2][3][4][5] before relocating to Detroit in 2022.[6]

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  6. ^ "DJC Welcomes New Associate Executive Director of Programs & Strategy nikkita oliver" (Press release). Detroit Justice Center. July 28, 2022. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.