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Jeneisha Harris

Activist, Writer and Community Organizer

Jeneisha Harris serves as a HBCU White House All Star Ambassador, an IGNITE National Year 2 Fellow, the founder of Reading for Liberation, co-founder and president of The National Black Action Committee, Nashville Community Bail Fund organizer/Court Watch coordinator, and the founder of the Barbara J. Harris Scholarship. She is an active activists who was apart of the protest to remove the Nathan Bedford Forrest confederate statue and was banned from the Tennessee State Capital building. Jeneisha continues with grit and vigor to advocate her message through her writings and actions.

Shalynne Jackson

Innovative, Collaborative, and Strategic Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Thought Leader

Committed to equity, Shalynne Jackson has experience implementing D&I strategies for businesses of all sizes and industries, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to public safety professionals. She has served on various boards and is currently the Diversity Chair for the Oklahoma Human Resources State Council (OKHR), serves on Schnake Turnbo Franks’ I&D Advisory Committee, and is on the board of ReMerge - a comprehensive diversion program. In 2023, Shalynne was recognized by 405 Business Magazine as a Notable DEI Leader and one of the Metro's most influential leaders.

Amber Goodwin

Founding Director of the Community Justice Reform Coalition | Advocate for Gun Violence Prevention and Social Justice | Speaker on Community Empowerment and Reform

Amber Goodwin is the Founding Director of the Community Justice Reform Coalition, where she has become a leading voice in the movement for gun violence prevention and criminal justice reform. She has been recognized for her impactful advocacy work, being named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Law and Policy. Amber has also worked on numerous national campaigns, bringing her strategic insights and passionate dedication to the forefront of progressive change. With extensive experience in public policy and grassroots organizing, she continues to inspire audiences with her commitment to social justice and equity.

Anthony "AB" Brooks

Community Organizer & Advocate | Leader in Youth Development Programs | Speaker on Empowerment and Social Change

Anthony "AB" Brooks is a renowned community activist and youth development leader with over 15 years of experience in fostering social change. He has been instrumental in launching initiatives that have improved educational and professional outcomes for thousands of young people nationwide. A dedicated advocate for underserved communities, AB has earned several prestigious awards for his impactful work, including the Community Leadership Excellence Award. As a sought-after keynote speaker, he inspires audiences by sharing insights on resilience, empowerment, and transformative leadership.

Beverly Guy-Sheftall

Founding Director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College | Former President of the National Women's Studies Association | Speaker on Gender, Race, and Social Justice

Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall is a pioneering scholar and thought leader in the fields of gender and race studies. She is the founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College and served as president of the National Women's Studies Association. A widely published author, she has been instrumental in shaping academic discourse around feminism and social justice. Her work continues to influence generations of scholars, activists, and educators. Based in Atlanta, she remains a leading voice in the fight for equity and inclusion.

Kimberlé Crenshaw

Civil Rights Advocate & Professor of Law

Kimberlé Crenshaw, Professor of Law at UCLA and Columbia Law School, is a leading authority in the area of Civil Rights, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law. Her work has been foundational in two fields of study that have come to be known by terms that she coined: Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality. Crenshaw’s articles have appeared in the Harvard Law Review, National Black Law Journal, Stanford Law Review and Southern California Law Review.

Angela Davis

Legendary Human Rights Activist & Author

Through her activism and scholarship over many decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in movements for social justice around the world. Her work as an educator has always emphasized the importance of building communities of struggle for economic, racial, and gender justice. Professor Davis is especially concerned with the tendency to devote more resources and attention to the prison system than to educational institutions. Having helped popularize the notion of a “prison industrial complex,” she now urges audiences to think seriously about the future and to help forge a 21st century abolitionist movement.

Dr. Akilah Cadet

Founder, Speaker, and Executive Coach of Change Cadet

Dr. Akilah Cadet is the Founder and CEO of Change Cadet, an organizational development consulting firm that offers services that support embedding belonging into overall company culture, identity and strategy. As a Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneur her work is behind some of the biggest brands you use everyday. Dismantling white supremacy through storytelling is at the core of her work as a leader, speaker, creative director, producer, writer, editor and author of forthcoming book White Supremacy is All Around: Notes From a Black Disabled Woman in a White World.

Mike Africa Jr.

Hip Hop Artist | Writer | Member of MOVE

Mike Africa, Jr. is the son of two political prisoners who were each sentenced to 100 years in prison. Mike and his family became the subject of the HBO Film "40 Years A Prisoner" about his life and struggle to get his parents released from prison. He's now a member of The MOVE Organization, and the Black Philly Radical Collective. Mike is a motivational resilience speaker who pushes his powerful “Never Give Up” message with his dynamic stage performances mixing music in his orations.

Michael Eric Dyson

Academic & Radio Host

Michael Eric Dyson is an academic, author, preacher, and radio host. He is a Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University. Described by Michael A. Fletcher as "a Princeton Ph.D. and a child of the streets who takes pains never to separate the two", Dyson has authored or edited more than twenty books dealing with subjects such as Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Marvin Gaye, Barack Obama, Nas's debut album Illmatic, Bill Cosby, Tupac Shakur, and Hurricane Katrina.

Bree Newsome

Community Organizer and Activist Who Removed the Confederate Battle Flag from the South Carolina State House

LaTosha Brown

Award-Winning Community Organizer | Political Strategist | Consultant | Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter

At the intersection of social justice, political empowerment, human development and the cultural arts one will find LaTosha Brown. As a catalyst for change, thought leader and social strategist, her national and global efforts have been known to organize, inspire and catapult people into action—not just lip service—enabling them to build power and wealth for themselves and their community. As co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund organization, LaTosha is dedicated to increasing the political power of Black people.

Sheena Meade

Chief Executive of the Clean Slate Initiative, Second Chance Advocate

Born into a family of labor organizers, Sheena Meade was exposed to the fight for economic justice early on. That fight became her own when a bounced check led to an arrest record that continually limited her opportunities. Determined to do something to help everyone get a shot at redemption, she now leads the Clean Slate Initiative, where her bipartisan approach has helped drive the clearance of more than seven million conviction and non-conviction records.

Raymond Santana

Criminal Justice Advocate, Member of "The Exonerated Five"

In 1989, Raymond Santana was among five boys—four black and one Latino—that were tried and wrongfully convicted of raping a young woman in New York City’s Central Park. They became known collectively as “The Central Park Five.” On December 19, 2002, the convictions of the five men were overturned. The unidentified DNA met its owner, a convicted murderer and serial rapist who confessed. Santana had spent five years in prison for a crime he did not commit. They are now known as "The Exonerated Five." Since his release, Santana has been committed to advocating and educating people on the disparities in America’s criminal justice system.