James Anderson, Professor of Educational Policy, University of Illinois

Charles Cobb, Senior Editor, allAfrica.com and former field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 

Lisa Delpit, Director, Center for Urban Education and Innovation, Florida International University

Jack Gillette, Director of the Program in Education, Yale University

Marsha Jean Charles, High School Student

Mariame Kaba, Program Officer, Steans Family Foundation, and Steering Committee Member, Chicago Freedom School Project

Tara Mack, Arts Organizer, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol

Thomas Nikundiwe, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Math Literacy Youth Organizer, Baltimore Algebra Project

Charles Payne, Professor of African American Studies, History and Sociology, Duke University

Theresa Perry, Professor of Africana Studies and Education, Simmons College

Randolph Potts, Psychologist         

Rochelle Solomon, Senior Program Officer, Academy for Educational Development

Rod Watts, Professor of Psychology, Georgia State University

Susan Wilcox, Co-Director, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol

Joan Wynne, Professor of Urban Education, Florida International University