Change is constant, but progress is a slow process, especially in the fight for civil rights. Rashad Robinson , president of the advocacy group Color Of Change , knows this firsthand.

The New York native began his activist work early, staging his first protest at age 14 against local stores that were discriminating against young people. The demonstration got media attention and led to a face-to-face meeting between the kids and business heads, prompting them to change store policies.

For Robinson, it was an early look at how strategic planning and persistence can win results.

Little did he know then that hed go on to lead one of the largest online social activism nonprofits dedicated to eradicating the everyday injustices black people face. Since taking the helm of Color Of Change in 2011, Robinson has helped to spearhead advertising boycotts that have included pressuring Fox News to cancel Bill OReillys show after the host spewed dangerous rhetoric about black people. (Fox News finally canceled OReillys show in 2017 after revelations of workplace sexual harassment.) Robinson also campaigned for Sony to drop R. Kelly and mobilized black voters during the 2018 midterm elections.

As a part of the We Built This photo series, HuffPost is highlighting Robinsons work as a change agent and black history maker of today. Robinson spoke to us about his passion for pursuing justice, the importance of strategy and finding peace while fighting the good fight.

What have you built?

At Color Of Change, weve built a force of 1.4 million black folks and their allies of every race that take on the type of issues, the type of moments that translate the presence that black people have in the world into the power to actually change the rules. Winning campaigns every single day that change the way that black people are treated and create real consequences for racism and unequal behavior in society.