Race Issues

Fania Davis is a leading national voice on restorative justice, a quickly emerging field which invites a fundamental shift.

Aisha Fukushima is a Performance Lecturer, Justice Strategist, Singer-Songwriter, and RAPtivist (rap activist).

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor specializes in 19th-century U.S. history and race. Her first book, Colored Travelers.

Morgan is an NYC-based writer. She graduated from Princeton University with an AB in Comparative Literature, specializing in nineteenth century.

Zaretta Hammond, M.A. is a national consultant and author of “Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

Renae Bluitt is a Brooklyn, New York-based filmmaker, digital content creator.

Dr. Sharroky Hollie is a national educator who provides professional development to thousands of educators.

Ira Madison III is a writer living in Los Angeles and host of Crooked Media’s pop culture podcast Keep It. His television credits include Daybreak, Nikki Fre$h, and the upcoming…

Naima Coster is the author of two novels. Her debut, "Halsey Street," was a finalist for the 2018 Kirkus Prize for Fiction.

Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Color of Compromise.

Shawn D. Rochester is CEO of Good Steward LLC, a financial education and advisor company.

Caroline A. Wanga is currently the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Essence Communications Inc.

Tiffany Jewell is a Black biracial writer, twin sister, first generation American, cisgender mama, anti-bias antiracist (ABAR) educator, and consultant.

Valeriana Chikoti-Bandua was born into this world as a refugee, she is indigenous to the Ovimbundu tribe...

Mikki Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist who talks a lot about intersectionality.

Nafissa Thompson-Spires earned a PhD in English from Vanderbilt University..

Melina Abdullah is Professor and former Chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University.

Ron Stallworth is a law enforcement veteran and the first black detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Nicole Tinson is the Founder and CEO of HBCU 20x20. Tinson is a Dillard (HBCU) and Yale University..

Through his nonprofit, For Oak Cliff, Xavier Henderson works to liberate his Southern Dallas Community..

Tommie Smith began life quietly, born to Richard and Dora Smith on June 6, 1944 in Clarksville.

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes and speaks on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States.

Tsion Gurmu is the Legal Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), the nation’s first national immigrant.

Dr. Damon Tweedy is author of the New York Times bestseller "Black Man in a White Coat,"

Leo Terrell is a renowned Civil Rights Attorney, Author of "Your Rights at the Work Place.

Marley Dias, the precocious and purpose-driven founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks.

At the intersection of social justice, political empowerment, human development and the cultural arts one will find LaTosha Brown.

Though he avoided publicity and rarely spoke to large audiences, Robert Parris Moses became one of the most influential.

Throughout his career, Sharpton challenged the American political establishment to include all people in the dialogue.

The Billboard Top Ten songs chart for 1995 contains the following names: Coolio, TLC.

Justin Hansford is a Howard University School of Law Professor of Law.

Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, CEO of Salamander Hotels.

There is a relatively small segment of leaders in the business world; individuals who seem able to build relationships.

Monica Kaufman Pearson is the first woman and first minority to anchor the daily evening news in Atlanta

Valerie Jarrett is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of the Barack Obama Foundation.

Mateo Askaripour debut novel, "BLACK BUCK", was an instant New York Times bestseller.

Angela Glover Blackwell is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink, the organization she started in 1999.

T.J. Holmes is an award-winning journalist and nationally recognized television personality.

Melissa Creary, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management.

Andre Koen is an energetic presenter, a powerful communicator, and a dynamic teacher.

Staceyann Chin is a spoken word poet, actor, and performing artist. She is the author of the new poetry collection.

Spirit Tawfiq is an Antiracism Educator & founder of Roots of the Spirit, an organization created to uproot racism through Storytelling.

Peter Jeffrey Boykin was born on August 22, 1976 to the Honorable Ulysses W. Boykin III. and Mrs. Pamela T. Boykin.