Patricia Hill Collins

Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, Social Theorist

Michael Thompson

Child & Family Psychologist

Lisa Wade

Sociologist, Author of "American Hookup"

William Julius Wilson

Sociologist & Harvard Professor

Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Popular Sex Therapist Known for "Sexually Speaking" a.k.a. "Dr. Ruth Show"; Author & Teacher at Columbia's Teachers College

Jonathan Kozol

Educator & Social Justice Advocate

Brian Hare

Co-founder of Dognition & Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, Author of "The Genius of Dogs"

Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

Author of "Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx"

Clifton L. Taulbert

Author, Business Consultant, & Speaker; Best Known for "Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored"

Malik Padgett

Educator CEO of Arano Media Group and Author of "Unintentionally Biased and Exposed"

Unintentionally Biased and Exposed: Unveiling The Power of Awareness By Examining Race,...

Cassidy Puckett

Emory University Sociology Professor & Author of "Redefining Geek: Bias and the Five Hidden Habits of Tech-Savvy Teens"

Sabrina Strings

Professor & North Hall Chair of Black Studies at UC Santa Barbara

Alex S. Vitale

Author of "The End of Policing," Professor of Sociology & Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College

Dr. Melvin Mahone

Assistant Sociology Professor at Paine College, Writer & Author

Anindya Kundu

Sociologist & Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Florida International University

Dr. Chyng Sun, Ph.D.

Scholar & Filmmaker; Clinical Professor of Media Studies at NYU School of Professional Studies

Kathryn Edin

Director of the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing; William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University; PI, Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

Abby Ferber

Director of the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity & Inclusion; Professor at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Ann Mullen

Sociology Professor at the University of Toronto; Social & Gender Inequality Researcher; Author of "Degrees of Inequality"

Peter Kageyama

Peter Kageyama is the author of "For the Love of Cities" and the co-founder of the Creative Cities Summit