Social Issues

Michael W. Twitty is a culinary historian and food writer from the Washington D.C. area.

Dr. Voisin is a social welfare scholar and psychotherapist. He is the author of America the Beautiful and Violent.

Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a social justice activist, educator and writer.

S. Lee Merritt, Esq. commonly known as “the people’s lawyer,” is emerging as an influential new voice in the fight for Social Justice.

Layla is the author of the ground-breaking book, "Me and White Surpremacy", and the host of Good Ancestor podcast.

Damon Davis is an award-winning post-disciplinary artist who works and resides in St. Louis, Missouri.

Iconic singer/songwriter John Oates was destined to be a musician. Singing from the time he could talk and playing the guitar since the age of 5.

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.

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.

DeShuna Elisa Spencer is the Founder & CEO of kweliTV, which celebrates global black culture through curated.

Sendhil Mullainathan is the Roman Family University Professor of Computation and Behavioral Science at Chicago Booth.

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...

Crystal Marie Fleming is Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies and Associate Faculty in the Department of Women's.

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.

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.

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

Dan Pallotta is a builder of movements. He invented the multi-day charitable event industry with the AIDSRides and Breast Cancer 3-Days.

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

Dr. Uché Blackstock is a physician and thought leader on bias and racism in health care.

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.

Melba Pattillo Beals was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941. Her parents were divorced when she was seven, and her mother and grandmother.

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

Monique Owens, a former DPD officer, 11-year sheriff’s deputy who has served as a community volunteer.

Ariana Grande is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

Reggie D. Ford is the author of the bestselling book, Perseverance Through Severe Dysfunction.

Anthony Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH is Senior Vice President for Programs & Partnerships at The California Endowment

Ifeoma Ozoma is the Founder and Principal of Earthseed, a consulting firm advising individuals, organizations.

Worldwide superstar, Wyclef Jean, has sold over 100 million albums, and received three Grammy Awards®.

One of today’s most internationally recognized voices for quality education and women’s empowerment.

Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University and founding president of the Learning Policy Institute.

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

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

Independent artist, singer, songwriter, and content creator Sam Tsui took 2020 by storm with a new single release everything month.

Kristen Stewart is a film and television actress and director known for playing Bella Swan in the Twilight films opposite Robert Pattinson. She first gained prominence as a child actress playing Jodie…

After receiving his Master’s degree in screenwriting at New York University, Kevin returned to his native Kansas in 1992.  It was unlikely base for a career that would include directing…

Cynthia Nixon is an actress and activist known for portraying tenacious lawyer Miranda Hobbes in HBO's celebrated series, "Sex and the City," a role that garnered her Emmy nominations and…

Jared Cohen is the President of Jigsaw and an adviser to Alphabet's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. He is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously…

Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on PBS, New York Times Op Doc, Frontline Digital, New York Magazine’s website -The Cut, The Atlantic, and…

Shane Ortega is the first openly serving transgender military service member. He was featured in the HBO documentary “The Trans List” and on the History Channel’s “History Now”. Ortega is…