Aaron BryantCurator of Photography and Visual Culture, Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
Ahmad Greene-HayesAssociate Professor of African American Religious Studies, Harvard Divinity School
akané okoshiScholar
Alex FialhoPhD Candidate, Yale University
Alex JonesCuratorial Assistant, Getty Research Institute
Alexandra GessessePhD Candidate, UC Berkeley
Alison Rose Jefferson, MHC, PhDHistorian and More, Los Angeles
Amy M. MooneyProfessor of Art History and Visual Culture, Columbia College Chicago
Ana Paula Vitorio da CostaPostdoctorate, Professor of Communication, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Ariana Faye AllensworthArtist and Cultural Worker
Asha SalimWriter and Scholar
Dr. Ashley C. AdamsHistorian and Educator
Bradly Dever TreadawayArtist, Educator and Curator
Brandi T. SummersAssociate Professor, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Columbia University
Brandy Pettijohn, PhDCurator of Exhibitions, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Carm Regan Almonor, PhD, JDAssistant Professor of Political Science, Seton Hall University
Carolina Cerqueira CorrêaProfessor, Artist, and Researcher
Cathy ThomasAssistant Professor of English, UC Santa Barbara
Chelsea A. FlowersArtist and Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Charles MooreCurator and Art Critic
Cherod Booker JohnsonPostdoctoral Research Associate at the Center for Environmental Humanities, Brown University
Christina KnightAssistant Professor of Art History, Rutgers University
Cori Tucker-PriceAssistant Professor of Religion, UC Santa Barbara
dr. crystal am nelsonScholar, Curator, and Artist
Danielle JacksonCritic and Researcher
David L. JonesPhD Candidate, Northwestern University
Delphine SimsAssistant Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Dionne C. WalkerWriter, Photographer and Urban Artist
Eliza Jane FranklinSelf-proclaimed SouthernBelle Radical and Researcher
Elizabeth PérezAssociate Professor, UC Santa Barbara
Elleza KelleyAssistant Professor, Yale University
Eyakem GulilatPhotographer, Artist and Cultural Practitioner
Gary Riichirō Fox, PhDAssistant Curator of Architecture and Design, Getty Research Institute
Hannah SomersArtist and Curator
Henry Washington Jr.Assistant Professor of African American Studies, UC Berkeley
Isabel StraussAssistant Professor of Architecture, Smith College
Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu IyamahSpatial Theorist, Writer and Designer
Jessica LarsonHistorian
Johanna ObendaCuratorial Specialist, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Joshua MasseyDoctoral Candidate, Bard Graduate Center
Justin Randolph ThompsonArtist, Cultural Facilitator and Educator
Kevin Bernard Moultrie DayeProfessor, California State Polytechnic University
Ladi’Sasha JonesPhD Candidate, Writer, Designer, and Curator
Letticia Cosbert MillerWriter and Curator
Lewis WattsProfessor Emeritus University of California Santa Cruz
Lillian O’Brien DavisAssociate Curator at the MacKenzie Art Gallery
Malandro VermelhoMaster in Arts, Culture and Languages
Maria Luiza de Barros RodriguesPhD, Architect, Researcher, Curator and Music selector
Matthew HarrisAssistant Professor, University of Chicago Divinity School
Melanie Masterton2025 ACLS Fellow and Lecturer, California Institute of Technology
Mia CurranPhD candidate, CUNY Graduate Centerguages
Michael RalphChair & Cameron Schrier Professor, Afro-American Studies, Howard University
Michèle Pearson ClarkeAssistant Professor, School of Image Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University
Michelle Joan WilkinsonSupervisory Museum Curator, Architecture and Design, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Najha Zigbi-JohnsonCultural Organizer and Writer
Nikki A. GreeneAssociate Professor of Art History, Wellesley College
Dr. Noel S. AndersonWriter and Clinical Professor, NYU’s Steinhardt
Paula AllenCurator of Art, Amistad Research Center
Raél Jero SalleyCurator, Producer, Visual Artist and Faculty, Maryland Institute College of Art
Dr. Rashayla Marie Brown (RMB)Artist-Scholar
Rebecca HankinsProfessor, Global Languages and Cultures, Texas A&M University
Rikki Byrd, PhDAssistant Professor of Visual Culture Studies, University of Texas
Dr. Ronah HarrisArtist and Design Professor
Shabez JamalHarnish Visiting Assistant Professor
SouleoCreative, Curator and Writer
Terrence PhearseChief of Staff, Studio Museum in Harlem, PhD Candidate
Thembeka Heidi SincubaProducer, Researcher and Educator
Tracee WorleyCreative Director
Yasmine EspertEditor and Assistant Professor, York University
Yelaine RodriguezArtist-Scholar
Dr. Anya Wallace
Dr. Anya WallaceArtist, Curator, and Independent Scholar
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