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Ingrid LaFleur

Ingrid LaFleur is an artist, activist, and Afrofuturist. Her mission is to ensure equal distribution of the future, exploring the frontiers of social justice through new technologies, economies, and modes of government.

As a recent Detroit Mayoral candidate and founder and director of AFROTOPIA, LaFleur implements Afrofuturist strategies to empower Black bodies and oppressed communities through frameworks such as blockchain, cryptocurrency, and universal basic income.

As a thought leader, social justice technologist, public speaker, teacher, and cultural advisor, she has led conversations and workshops at Centre Pompidou (Paris), TEDxBrooklyn, TEDxDetroit, Ideas City, New Museum (New York), African Innovation Summit, Harvard University, and Oxford University, among others. LaFleur is based in Detroit, Michigan.

Bio Aug 2018