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

Muhammad Khalifa is a professor of educational administration and executive director for urban education initiatives at the Ohio State University.

Eve L. Ewing is a sociologist of education, an assistant professor in the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, and a writer of nonfiction, poetry, comics, children’s books and plays.

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

Pedro Noguera is a sociologist and dean of the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.

Dana Thompson Dorsey is the David C. Anchin Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Endowed Chair in Education Innovation at the University of South Florida.

Nate Easley is an education strategy consultant who advises nonprofits, college access and success organizations, foundations, and school districts. He sits on the Colorado State University System’s board of governors.