In 2023, Antoinette attempted their only run at public office in the Special Election for Los Angeles City Council District 6. As an open abolitionist, their campaign centered on bringing care to the Angelinos who had been left out of the conversation. The campaign focused on the belief that communities need far less policing and that cities have to invest more resources in housing, transportation, and environmental justice.

They are the founder of Black & Bookish Literary Collective, an expansive blog and website dedicated to celebrating Black literature. From 2017-2021 they grew B&B into a Literary Editing Collective, specializing in their Sensitivity Reading consultations. That same year, they launched In Conversation: with Antoinette Scully Podcast, where they interview Black authors about their process, progress, and prose. In 2021, they were nominated for an AAMBC Literary Award in the category of Literary Activist of the Year. They have also served as a panelist for the National Endowment of the Arts sponsored “Big Read” grant program.

In 2015, they co-founded the comprehensive sexual health education nonprofit More Than Sex-Ed. This organization provides science-based classes to parents, teens, and tweens with age-appropriate conversations about sex. They also serve on the Board of Directors at More Than Sex-Ed.

Antoinette serves as the Commissioned Lay Minister for the First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles, as well as the current President of the Los Angeles Metro Service Council in the San Fernando Valley. They have an M.A. from the University of Southern California and a dual B.A from Stetson University in DeLand, FL.