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Oronike Odeleye (born 1979/1980)[1] is an American arts consultant and activist based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is best known as the co-creator of the #MuteRKelly movement.[2]
Oronike Odeleye | |
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![]() Odeleye in 2018 for the ArtsATL Kindle Award | |
Born | Washington, D.C. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Arts consultant, activist |
Known for | Mute R. Kelly co-founder |
Odeleye was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Atlanta, Georgia.[3] Her father, an African-American sculptor, spent time in Nigeria after completing college and selected her first name from a list bestowed upon him by a Nigerian elder. She received her bachelor's degree in film studies from Syracuse University.[4] Odeleye is an Atlanta-based arts and entertainment consultant.[5]
In 2017, after allegations that singer R. Kelly was maintaining a sex cult involving young black women, Odeleye created a petition to ban Kelly's music from Atlanta radio stations.[6][7] Soon after, Kenyette Tisha Barnes reached out to Odeleye to invite her to collaborate on the creation of a grassroots digital campaign to boycott his music, which became #MuteRKelly.[8] Odeleye also appeared in the 2019 documentary series Surviving R. Kelly to discuss the campaign.[9][10]
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