Deja Foxx (born ) is a reproductive rights activist, political strategist, and blogger known for being the youngest staffer and first Influencer and Surrogate Strategist on U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign, and for her work with

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Early life and education

Foxx is a Filipino-American who grew up in

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, where she attended a magnet school. While at school, Foxx worked at a gas station to help support her mother. Foxx was made homeless after her mother could no longer care for her and had to stay at various friends' houses. Foxx is currently a student at

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on a full scholarship. At Columbia, Foxx made the Dean's List.

Career and activism

Foxx became involved with

after using their services as a 15-year-old. When she was 16, she gained wide-spread attention after she attended a town hall and confronted former Senator,

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, regarding his views on funding for Planned Parenthood Title X program. Foxx founded several organizations and platforms on the themes of

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and

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. While in school, Foxx also lead campaigned for better reproductive and sex education in her school district. In 2017, Foxx founded a non-profit that provides training and payment for individuals to run safe-sex clinics called The El Rio Reproductive Health Access Project. The project targets "non-traditional leaders like homeless teens, POC, and teen moms". While at university, Foxx founded GenZ Girl Gang, an online support network for young women.

Awards

In 2018, Foxx was named in ''

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s 21 under 21 and in the Dazed 100 in 2019. For her reproductive rights activism, Foxx received Planned Parenthood’s Catalyst for Change Award.

References

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