Demetria Hester

[1] She is a frequent organizer of and speaker at Portland's George Floyd protests, Black Lives Matter rallies, and vigils for victims of police violence.

[1] Hester survived a verbal and physical assault by white supremacist and murderer Jeremy Joseph Christian on May 25, 2017, while waiting for the light-rail train in Portland.

[1][5] This group is led by a collective of Black women, including Don't Shoot Portland’s founder Teressa Raiford and Danialle James.

Hester was arrested at the George Floyd Protests on August 10, 2020, booked on suspicion of disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer, and held in the Multnomah County Jail.

[3] Hester led a group from Moms United for Black Lives to Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2020, for Martin Luther King Day, an occasion which she called a "beautiful and epic moment in history.