PROFILE • NATIONAL IMPACT
THE MIND BEHIND THE MOVEMENT.
Angelo Pinto, Esq. is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney, policy strategist, educator, movement builder and media personality whose work connects law, public health, public policy, media and grassroots action.
For nearly two decades, Angelo has helped turn community demands into campaigns, institutions and public policy. His leadership has strengthened movements for youth justice, police accountability, criminal justice reform and community safety—from Raise the Age and Justice League NYC to Until Freedom and the Institute of Research for Social Justice in Action.
His approach is grounded in a simple principle: the people closest to the problem must have the power to shape the solution.
LAW • POLICY • PUBLIC HEALTH • MEDIA • EDUCATION • MOVEMENT BUILDING
JUSTICE, TURNED INTO ACTION.
Angelo has helped build campaigns that challenged entrenched systems, advanced policy reform and brought national attention to cases that demanded action.
RAISE THE AGE
NYPD 12
FREE MEEK
JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR
Helped advance the campaign that changed how New York treated young people within the criminal justice system.
Helped elevate the case of Black and Latino officers who challenged discrimination within the New York City Police Department.
Contributed legal and movement strategy to the national campaign supporting Meek Mill and challenging probation and parole injustice.
Co-founded Until Freedom and organized on the ground in Louisville to center Breonna Taylor’s case and support sustained demands for justice.
TURNING LIVED EXPERIENCE INTO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
Across universities and civic forums, Angelo connects law, public health, policy, organizing and lived experience—helping students and community practitioners understand how institutions work and how communities can change them.
Yale School of Public Health
Seton Hall University
Kean University
Miles College
HONORED FOR THE WORK.
Recognition reflects more than achievement. It represents a body of work rooted in service, leadership, courage and measurable impact.
Black Enterprise 40 Under 40
Ebony Power 100
NAACP Chairman’s Award
Thurgood Marshall Award
Distinguished Public Service Award
Heman M. Sweatt Award
Janey P. Buckner Award
BRING ANGELO INTO THE CONVERSATION.
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Criminal justice and public policy
Movement strategy and coalition building
Youth leadership and civic engagement
Community safety and violence prevention
Media, narrative and public influence
Public health and community power