Genesis Be

Genesis Israeli Rose Schmitz Briggs Be (born December 5), also known as G.Be, is an American recording artist, painter and advocate. She is the founder of People Not Things, an organization that promotes pluralism and disrupts systems of division using public speaking, art exhibitions and multimedia. She is best known for her work to remove the Confederate emblem from the Mississippi state flag. She is the granddaughter of civil rights activist and agitator, Reverend Clyde Briggs.