Charlene Carruthers

Writer, Filmmaker & Black Studies Scholar; Founder of BYP100

Maya L. Harris

Influential Voice at the Intersection of Politics, Public Policy & Civil Rights; Former Campaign Chairwoman for Kamala Harris's 2020 Presidential Bid

Dr. Marc Lamont Hill

Presidential Professor at CUNY Graduate Center, BET News Correspondent, Human Rights Activist & Author

Dorothy Roberts

Scholar & Social Justice Advocate

Tamika D. Mallory

Social Justice Leader & Movement Strategist

Fania Davis

Co-founder & Director of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Nkechi Taifa

Civil & Human Rights Attorney, Best-Selling Author, Scholar Activist

Taifa keynotes 2021 HBCU Pre-Law Summit

S. Lee Merritt

Attorney & Activist Dubbed "The People's Lawyer;" Founder of Merritt Law Firm

Ashley Allison

CEO of Turner Conoly Group; Senior Biden Harris Campaign Official; Civil Rights & Political Strategist

Mikki Kendall

NYT Bestselling Author of "Hood Feminism", Diversity Consultant & Writer

Butterscotch

Vocal Percussionist Who Defies Gender & Other Social Constructs

LaTosha Brown

Co-Founder of Black Votes Matter & The Black Voters Matter Fund; Professional Moderator & Facilitator; Principal Owner of TruthSpeaks Consulting LLC

Shanita Hubbard

Professor, Advocate, Mother & Author of "Ride or Die: A Feminist Manifesto For The Well-Being of Black Women"

Arthur Garrison

Professor, Scholar & Author on Criminal Justice History and Black Incarceration in America

Dr. Lipi Roy

National Addiction Expert, Former Rikers Jail Chief, Media Medical Commentator

Deanna Van Buren

Design Director & Co-Founder of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

Monique W. Couvson

Social Justice Scholar & Author of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools"

Timothy Patrick McCarthy

Award-Winning Scholar, Educator & Human Rights Activist; Faculty Member at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and John F. Kennedy School of Government

Reckoning with History: Unfinished Stories of American Freedom

Judge Victoria Pratt

Former Chief Judge, Newark, NJ Criminal Justice Reform Activist; Executive Director of Odyssey Impact & Author of "The Power of Dignity"

Meet the judge who assigns essays in court

Deborah S. Esquenazi

Documentary Filmmaker; Known for Peabody Award-Winning Film "Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four"