Tomiko Shine is a Cultural Anthropologist whose work explores Afro-descendant identity, lineage, and cultural memory. She is the Founding Director of the Aging People in Prison Human Rights Campaign and Principal Organizer of SOLITUDE International, a think tank supporting women of African descent across the global diaspora.

In addition to her advocacy and research, she is co-owner of Morton Modern Movers, a 120-year-old Black family-owned transportation business. Tomiko is on the Board of Directors of the NDCC (Network for Developing Conscious Communities) which focuses on building, supporting and creating cooperatives for Afrodescendents in the US and the Diaspora.

Drawing from anthropology, business ownership, and community organizing, Tomiko uses culture as a framework for understanding people, institutions, and economic systems. Through facilitation, writing, and public engagement, she helps organizations translate cultural identity and lived experience into powerful narratives that strengthen community connection, cooperative values, and collective economic growth.