is the founder of the Mindful of Race Institute. She is a professionally trained psychologist and organizational development consultant, and a celebrated author, educator, and meditation teacher. Check out her

is an Afro-Indigenous (Saginaw Chippewa) writer and scholar of U.S. history, urban studies, race relations, and contemporary popular culture. He is an Assistant Professor of African American Studies, American Indian

is an Assistant Professor of Hospitality Management, University of South Florida

is an Associate Professor of hospitality leadership and marketing management in the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University, where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate

is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA.

is an Assistant Professor and Director of Research for Florida International University’s (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (CSHTM), where he has been a member of the faculty

is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. An award-winning researcher and a former professor at Duke University’s Divinity School, Cleveland is the founder and director of the Center

is a graduate journalism student at UC Berkeley covering underreported topics such as mental health and racial inequity.

is an assistant professor of religious studies at Rhodes College, where her research interests include contemporary Buddhism, religions of Southeast Asia, gender in Asian religions, and religious tourism.

served as the first dean of the Community College of Vermont and taught at Lesley, Norwich, and Columbia Universities. A member of the founding group of the Whidbey Institute, he

is the associate art director at YES!.

focuses on the intersection between religion, politics, and race in modern US History. His work centers on the history of the development of nonviolence as a political philosophy in the

is the author of “Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area* and Wobblies on the Waterfront: Interracial Unionism in Progressive-Era Philadelphia. Peter writes on

is a visual journalist and aspiring filmmaker based in Northern California. Her reporting is focused on health inequities, mental health, social justice, and Black culture. She hopes to bring untold

has written for publications including the Guardian, Vice, Positive News, Refinery29, and Glamour. She co-founded feminist news outlet NADJA, and has written extensively about the plight of LGBTQ and female asylum

is a political philosopher focusing on democracy and civic ethics. He has authored over a dozen academic books and more than 100 peer-reviewed articles. In addition, Talisse hosts the podcast

is Shelterforce’s investigative reporter. She began her reporting career in 2010 covering cops/public safety and has been writing about housing and community development since 2014.