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Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president emerita of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF), has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life. [...]
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Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
A third-generation warrior for civil and human rights, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III, has built his ministry on community advancement and racial and social justice [...]
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Dr. Victor Anderson
Dr. Victor Anderson is the Oberlin Theological School Professor of Ethics and Society at the Divinity School. He is also the Professor in the Program [...]
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Slam Trujillo
Slam Trujillo is an MDiv graduate of the Pacific School of Religion and was the 2020 recipient of the Paul Wesley Yinger preaching award. Slam [...]
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Cruz Trujillo
Zurke Trujillo is currently a student at Learning Works Charter School @ Homeboy Industries. While loving video games, art, poetry, film and music, Zurke’s primary [...]
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Shively Smith
The Rev. Dr. Shively T. J. Smith is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Boston University School of Theology. Smith is dedicated to extending academic [...]
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Mauricio T. Salgado
Mauricio Tafur Salgado is an artist pursuing justice and healing through a decolonial framework. He is the co-founder of Artists Striving To End Poverty, whose [...]
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Michael Tubbs
Michael D. Tubbs is the Special Advisor for Economic Mobility and Opportunity for Governor Gavin Newsom. He serves as an ex-officio member on the Governor’s Council of [...]
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Ashlee Sellars
Ashlee Sellars is the Restorative Justice Diversion Team Leader for the Raphah Institute. As a restorative practitioner, Ashlee supports families as they courageously face harms they [...]
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