Brenda Jean Myers-Powell (born April 18, 1957[citation needed]) is an American activist and advocate against human trafficking.
Myers-Powell was born to a teenage mother and grew up on the west side of Chicago.
Myers-Powell credits the head of the safe house, Edwina Gateley, with saving her and teaching her on how to be confident.
[3] Myers-Powell co-founded The Dreamcatcher Foundation (TDF) together with social worker Stephanie Daniels-Wilson in 2008.
TDF prevents trafficking by helping at-risk youth through education and empowerment programs.
[3] She works with Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation in order to have the criminal records of former prostitutes be expunged.
[5] She also collaborates with university researchers like Jody Raphael with their field work in the topic of prostitution.