Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais

Writer, pastor, public theologian and food justice activist

The Rev. Dr. Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais is a writer, editor, pastor, public theologian and food justice activist. She earned an MTS from Perkins School of Theology and a D.Min. at Memphis Theological Seminary.

She has been a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project, a fellow of Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Public Theology and Racial Justice Collaborative cohort, and an academic fellow of Princeton Theological Seminary’s Black Theology and Leadership Institute.

Blair-Lavallais also holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas, and has more than 25 years of experience in media, corporate communications, public relations and non-profit work.

She is the author of “Scrimpin’ and Scrapin’: The Hardships and Hustle of Women and Food Insecurity in Texas.” Learn more about Blair-Lavallais at her website.