2021 Speaker Biographies

Keynote Speaker

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Keynote Panelists: In Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Jayden Grant

Harry Amana

Dr. Valerie Bridges

Rodney Pierce

Chalina Morgan-Lopez

Welcome Session

Dr. Tawannah Allen

Sparks of Color: The Untold Stories of Racial Equity Advocates

Letha Muhammad

Eugenia Floyd

Dr. Iheoma U. Iruka

Monika Johnson Hostler

Dr. Loury Floyd

Centering Racial Equity in the Classroom

Dr. Connie Locklear

Michelle Ellis

Valencia Hicks-Harris

Juan Lascano

Susanna Cerrato

Addressing Racial Equity in Schools through Community Engagement

Danita Mason-Hogans

Dr. Carol Turner-White

Fernando Martinez

Nicky Charles

Roxann Dixon

Preparing Students for Postsecondary Attainment and Success Using a Racial Equity Lens

Patricia Harris

Dr. Leslie Locklear

Dr. Marjorie Campo Ringler

Dr. Dionne V. McLaughlin

Dr. Angela Davis

Fostering Urgency & Action District Wide

Dr. Sharon Contreras

Dr. Anthony Jackson

Dr. Rodney Trice

Jovonia Lewis

Matt Bristow-Smith