This is an ongoing list that will continue to be expanded.
activists & educators
Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, academic, author, lecturer, and founder of the Loveland Foundation, a non-profit that provides mental health care access for Black women and girls
Ijeoma Oluo, activist, writer, and NYT-Bestselling Author
Monique Melton, anti-racism educator, podcast host, author and speaker
Mariame Kaba, abolitionist, activist, and educator
Patrisse Cullors, artist, organizer, and founder of the BLM movement
Roxane Gay NYT bestselling author, professor, editor, and social commentator
Tamika D. Mallory, iconic civil rights activist
Eve Ewing, sociologist, author, poet, and visual artist
Rachel Ricketts, racial justice educator, lawyer, healer, speaker and author
Layla F. Saad, NYT bestselling author, speaker, and activist
Reni Eddo-Lodge — activist and award-winning author of Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race
Brittany Packnett Cunningham, activist, educator, writer, Pod Save the People co-host
Blair Amadeus Imani, advocate, organizer, historian, and author
ShiShi Rose, birth worker, anti-racism educator + activist (sign up for her monthly newsletter)
Ava DuVernay, filmmaker and director
Zeba Blay, activist and writer
Jamia Wilson, publisher, author, and speaker
Tabitha St. Bernard-Jacobs, community organizer and ethical fashion activist
Jamira Burley, activist, equity consultant, and MIT Media Lab fellow
Yara (يارا) Shahidi, activist, philanthropist, and actress
Austin Channing Brown, author, activist, creator and producer
Reverend Jacqui Lewis, activist, speaker, minister
Michelle Saahene, activist and speaker
angel Kyodo williams, writer, activist, ordained Zen priest
Lama Rod Owens, teacher, author, activist
Ibram X Kendi, professor, NYT bestselling author
Alishia McCullough, activist, therapist
Kimberle Crenshaw, professor and activist
Louiza Doran, activist, educator, podcaster
Andréa Ranae, teacher, coach, writer, activist
There are obviously countless activists, educators, and thought leaders missing from this list. If you have a recommendation/addition, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
