Tammy Johnson

Tammy Johnson is a dancer, producer, culture keeper, writer, equity consultant and godmother extraordinaire. Johnson directed living wage, welfare rights, public education and election campaigns as community organizer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has partnered with World Trust and Art / Work Practice and spent a decade at Race Forward as a national organizer, trainer, writer, and policy analyst. Johnson co-produced the television special Colorlines: Race and Economic Recovery with LinkTV. She was also the curator of Creatives in Place, a listening project and digital platform that features the stories of Bay Area artists and their work.

Johnson specializes in raks baladi, also known as Egyptian style belly dance, and was a recipient of the 2016 Deborah Slater Studio 201 Residency Program and a featured performer in the 2017 Live Arts in Residence at Eastside Arts Alliance. The Oakland-based Johnson embraces work that is healing and gives her joy.