Harper attributes her initial interest in practicing veganism to the influence of the work of
Dick Gregory in connecting diet to the liberation struggle of marginalized groups, and to
Afrocentric,
raw foodist Queen Afua. In 2015, Harper organized a conference,
The Vegan Praxis of Black Lives Matters, to discuss
intersectional issues concerning veganism and the
Black Lives Matter movement. In the same year, Harper joined the advisory board for
Black Vegans Rock. Harper was the Humane Party's vice-presidential nominee for the
2016 U.S. presidential election. == Publications ==