Janet Asante

Janet Asante is a Houston, Texas native who graduated from Scripps College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environment, Economics, and Politics. She has dedicated her life to organizing against injustice and inequity. She is an award winning writer, speaker, and poet with a talent for public speaking. In addition to her media and communication proficiencies, Janet is trained in political and economic analysis. Her senior thesis at Scripps College titled “CRUEL AND BUSINESS AS USUAL: An Analysis of State Sponsored Violence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice” exposes the systemic cruelty and corruption within the Texas carceral system and the prison industrial complex as a whole.

Before joining Dignity & Power NOW to lead DPN and JusticeLA communications, Janet served as a Legal Intern with the Texas Innocence Network, a Social Impact Fellow with Second Day, and a Policy and Communications Intern with Deeds Not Words.

Outside of her social impact and organizing work, Janet enjoys performing poetry, video games, and music festivals.