Anthony Christian Ocampo is a professor of sociology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. As a writer and scholar, his work focuses on race, immigration and LGBTQ issues.

Yasser Payne is an associate professor of sociology and Black American studies at the University of Delaware whose research focuses on criminal justice.

B. Brian Foster is a writer and sociologist from Mississippi who holds a joint appointment in sociology and southern studies.

Ellen Wu is an associate professor of history and director of the Asian Studies program at Indiana University.

Donna Y. Ford is a distinguished professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology the Ohio State University.

Beverly Tatum is a psychologist, a leader in higher education and an expert on the psychology of racism.