Whitney Parnell

Whitney Parnell is a Black millennial activist, singer, and nonprofit leader. An alumna of Washington University in St. Louis, she founded Service Never Sleeps in 2015, a Black-led racial justice nonprofit.

Parnell is also a musician, an released a social justice album in 2022 called What Will You Do?

Parnell was the lead researcher and author for Service Never Sleeps' 2024 report, What Does It Mean to Be Black-Led?: An Extensive Guide on Liberatory Organizational Management, Black Leaders' Experiences, and Their Needs from Supporters to Thrive. This is her first book.