Alan Page is an American retired attorney and judge and a former professional football player. Page was born in Canton, Ohio, and he knew from a young age that he wanted to be a lawyer. While Page was studying in high school, he began played football and went on to play college football for the University of Notre Dame where... read full bio
Sophia Nelson is an American award-winning author, journalist, lawyer, motivational speaker, and political commentator. Nelson was born in Munich, Germany, and was raised in Somerdale, New Jersey. She went on to earn her B.A. in economics and political science from San Diego State University and went on to earn her J.D. from American University. Nelson has been a legal counsel... read full bio
Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an author, economist, businesswoman, and social and political commentator who has previously been the 15th president of Bennett College for Women. Malveaux was born in San Francisco, California, and she has earned her B.A. and M.A. from Boston College before going on to earn her Ph.D. in economics from MIT. She has also held honorary degrees... read full bio
Dawn Porter is an attorney and filmmaker who is the founder of the production company, Trilogy Films. Porter has earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law School and is a trained attorney but moved her sights to filmmaking after working as an executive director for several films. As a producer, Porter has executive produced “Terra Antarctica, Re-Discovering the Seventh... read full bio
Bree Newsome is an American filmmaker, speaker, musician, and activist who first gained national attention after an act of civil disobedience. Newsome was in South Carolina in front of the statehouse when she climbed up the flagpole and pulled down the Confederate Battle flag, a racist symbol. Newsome was then arrested which sparked attention of why the flag was even... read full bio
Derreck Kayongo is an entrepreneur, a CNN Hero, founder of the Global Soap Project, and former CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Kayongo was born in Kampala, Uganda, before General Ida Admin Dada seized power. While growing up, Uganda became violent and Kayongo and his family became refugees in Kenya. He later immigrated to the United... read full bio
Ben Jealous is an American civic leader and political who has previously served as the President and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Jealous was born in Pacific Grove, California, and grew up in Monterey, California. Jealous has earned his B.A. in political science from Columbia University and went on to earn his M.S. in... read full bio
Judy Shepard is an LGBT-rights activist and Executive Director and Board President of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. Judy is the mother of the late Matthew Shepard, a 21 year old that was a student at the University of Wyoming. Matthew was beaten and pistol-whipped in Laramie, Wyoming. He died six days later in a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado and... read full bio
Stacey Tisdale is a broadcast journalist, financial behavior expert, content development, diversity strategist, author, and CEO and President of Mind Money Media Inc. Mind Money Media Inc. is a production company that creates content, events, and campaigns that give clients the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to have a health relationship with their money. Through Mind Money Media, Tisdale... read full bio
Judge Victoria Pratt is a criminal justice reform activist who has gained attention all over the world for her work reforming the criminal justice system. She has served as Chief Judge, in Newark Municipal Court in Newark, New Jersey. During her time as Chief Judge in Newark, she learned how to deliver justice for individuals so that they could trust... read full bio
Ward Connerly is an American politician, businessman, and former University of California Regent. Connerly has also been founder and chairman of the non-profit, the American Civil Rights Institute. Connerly was born in Leesville, Louisiana, and he has earned his B.A. with honors in political science from Sacramento State College and while in college, he was the student body president, an... read full bio
Valerie Morris is an Emmy award-winning journalist who is best known for being the former Business News Anchor for CNN Business News. During her time with CNN, Morris was anchor of Headline News’ Smart Assets, which helped consumers understand areas that help them make better financial planning decisions. Morris has earned her bachelor’s in journalism from San Jose State University... read full bio
Sister Souljah is an American author, activist, recording artist, and film producer who is best known for her criticism of Bill Clinton’s remarks about race in the United States during his presidential campaign. Souljah was born in Bronx, New York, and she has earned her B.A. in American History and African Studies from Rutgers University. She has also taken a... read full bio
Shoshana Johnson was a Panamanian-born former United States soldier who is best known for being the first black female prisoner of war in the military history of the United States. Johnson was born in Panama but moved to the United States as a child. She was the daughter of Claude Johnson who was a retired Army Sergeant First Class. Johnson... read full bio
Shannon Reeves is a civil rights advocate, speaker, and political strategist who is the Assistant Professor of Political Science at Alabama A&M University. Through his work with Alabama A&M University, Reeves teaches undergraduate courses in American Politics and Public Administration. Reeves was born in San Francisco, California, and he has earned his B.A. in Political Science from Grambling State University... read full bio
Raymond Winbush, also known as Tikari Bioko, is an American scholar, author, researcher, psychologist and educator who is known for researching the impact of racism and white supremacy on the global African community. Winbush was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. When Winbush was young, he scored high on the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test and went on... read full bio
Peniel E. Joseph is an American historian, scholar, teacher, and activist who talks on race issues. Joseph holds professorship at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. Joseph was born and raised in New York and he went on to earn his B.A. in... read full bio
Pamela Newkirk is an American journalist, editor, professor, author, and scholar whose work focuses on the way popular culture impacts African American lives. Newkirk has earned her B.A. in journalism from New York University, has earned her M.S. in journalism and art from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and has earned her Ph.D. in International and Comparative Education from... read full bio
Otis Moss III is best known for being the pastor for Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ where he speaks on reaching inner-city black youth and talks on black theology. Moss is the son of Otis Moss Jr. who was an affiliate of Martin Luther King, Jr. where they worked together. Moss was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and originally... read full bio
Ory Okolloh is a Kenyan activist, lawyer, and blogger, who is best known for being the Director of Investments at Omidyar Network and for being the former Policy Manager for Africa with Google. Okolloh has previously earned her bachelor’s in political science from the University of Pittsburgh and also earned her law degree from Harvard Law School. As a writer,... read full bio
