Anna Kendrick Just Stood Up for Mae Whitman in the Coolest Way It took a while to get here, she says. When she first got involved with political and social advocacy, Covington thought her ultimate goal was to educate, but her priorities shifted as she got older. Imani Matthews, a 16-year-old from the Bronx, toldTeen Vogue Oluchi Omeoga, cofounder of Black Visions Collective, says they believe this current movement is distinct from past protest efforts because of the groundwork that’s been done since the originalBlack Lives Matter project was foundedin 2013.