National Advisory Board
| H. Samy Alim | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Lawrence Bobo | Stanford University |
| Ben Caldwell | Producer, Editor, Writer, Director of KAOS Network |
| Lorene Carey | Director of Art Sanctuary, Philadelphia |
| Glenda Carpio | Harvard University |
| Prudence Carter | Harvard University |
| Stella Dadzie | Writer, Historian, Equalities Consultant, Race; AwarenessTrainer, Artist/Activist, London |
| Michael Dawson | University of Chicago |
| Stephen De Berry | Entrepreneur |
| Henry Louis Gates Jr. | Harvard University |
| Evelyn Hammond | Harvard University |
| Bakari Kitwana | Author, Social Critic |
| Ingrid Monson | Harvard University |
| Olga Rubio | California State University, Long Beach |
| Tommie Shelby | Harvard University |
| Abel Valenzuela | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Dana Wade | President of Spike/DDB |
| Cornel West | Princeton University |
| John Yasin | Bergen Community College |
