Tylik McMillan is a nationally recognized civil rights activist, strategist, and advocate for justice, equity, and youth power. He currently serves as the National Director of Youth and College of the NAACP.

A proud HBCU graduate of North Carolina A&T State University and son of the South, he has led movements from the streets to the halls of Congress, organizing for voting rights, climate justice, and public education. He has been recognized by former Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden-Harris White House as a prominent young voice helping to lead our nation forward.

Tylik helped organize the 2020 Commitment March on Washington and the 2021 March On for Voting Rights, which drew hundreds of thousands to Washington, DC, calling for racial justice, police reform, voting rights protections, census participation, and more. He is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., serves on the Phi Beta Sigma Political Action Committee Board of Directors, and is a former Social Justice Ambassador of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice (NREI) Task Force.

Tylik has been recognized as a United States Black Chambers, Inc. 50 Under 40 honoree, Bloomberg 50 One to Watch, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Top 10 Most Influential Alumni, Young, Gifted & Green 40 Under 40 honoree, and National Urban League Young Professionals National Trailblazer. He has been featured by Good Morning America, CBS Morning News, CNN, BET, BBC, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, among other global, national, and local outlets.

Tylik seeks to inspire other young people to get involved and make civic engagement the new norm — not the exception.