Christina Swarns, executive director of the Innocence Project, has dedicated her career to criminal justice reform. From her start as a public defender in Manhattan
Sonya Allen has the deep roots that a Cobb County district attorney needs. As the current deputy district attorney working with Fulton County District Attorney’s
MSNBC legal analyst and civil rights attorney, Charles Coleman Jr. wants musicians to protect their intellectual property. Amidst the YSL RICO case against Young Thug,
Malikah Rogers serves as the executive director of the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium, a collective effort of Black women in philanthropy, activism, and
Natasha Jordan is an advocate and writer who serves as a beacon of hope for those navigating life’s hardships and challenges. Jordan, who experienced the
Melanie Campbell is the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the convener for the Black Women’s Roundtable. With 25
Shantè Richardson founded the Prison Wives Society to provide support for women with incarcerated partners. She is committed to addressing the issue of recidivism rates
Natalie E. Norfus is an attorney and entrepreneur known as an influential thought leader in DEI. As the founder of The Norfus Firm and host
Charles Coleman Jr. is a civil rights attorney and a legal analyst for CNN who specializes in Equal Employment Opportunity laws, human resources solutions, and
Terrinee Gundy is a judge at the Municipal Court of Atlanta and author of the recently released book, The Daughter of A Junkie: A True
Reginald Greene is a name most Atlantans hear on every car ride with the radio on a regular basis. Dubbed “The Super Lawyer,” Greene specializes
Robert Rooks is the CEO of REFORM Alliance, the criminal justice organization committed to transforming probation and parole systems. REFORM was launched by co-founders Meek
Kianna Chennault is the managing partner of Chennault Legal and Consulting Group. CLCG is a full-service law firm offering litigation and transactional services and specializing
REFORM Alliance has done it again. The justice reform group co-founded by Jay-Z, Meek Mill and Michael Rubin, have passed its 16th law in its
Attorney J. Wyndal Gordon is an author, respected trial attorney, and solo practitioner born in Washington, D.C, and raised in Maryland. Gordon is known as
Bernie Lawrence is a transactional lawyer who practices in the areas of Entertainment, Copyright, Trademark and Business Law. And she is an amazing, powerful, and
Louis L. Reed’s vision began in federal prison. While serving 14 years of a 16-year sentence, Reed, REFORM Alliance‘s senior director of Memberships and Partnerships,
Nekima Levy Armstrong is the leader of Racial Justice Network, which is an organization that is dedicated to fighting for racial justice. Armstrong is a
Cassandra Kirk is a Fulton County chief magistrate judge appointed by former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal during his term in office. Following her judicial appointment,
By: Kwasi Konadu, Colgate University and Bright Gyamfi, Northwestern University Black Lives Matter has been called the largest civil movement in U.S. history. Since 2013,
