Dr. Cameryn Blackmore is a scholar and practitioner from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dedicated to invoking change within the policymaking arena. Her broad research interests provide an intersection between Public Policy and American Politics, specifically as these fields impact racial and ethnic citizen groups. As a former public administrator for the state of Louisiana, her professional experiences guide her inquiry into providing creative and equitable solutions to both bureaucratic and political institutions to increase responsiveness to marginalized groups in the United States.

Cheyney McKnight is the founder and owner of Not Your Momma’s History. She acts as an interpreter advocate for interpreters of color at historical sites up and down the East Coast, providing them with much needed on-call support. She uses her clothing and primary sources to make connections between past and present events through performance art pieces.

Allison Nkwocha is a graduate student of landscape architecture and historic preservation at University of Pennsylvania. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of memory, equity, and public space, which she has begun to hone professionally in her work with Monument Lab. She comes to design and preservation from a background in architectural salvage, historic restoration, and community design-build projects.

Raised in Fort Collins, Colorado, Hannah Price (b. 1986) is a photographic artist and filmmaker primarily interested in documenting relationships, race politics, and misperception. Price is internationally known for her project City of Brotherly Love (2009-2012), a series of photographs of the men who catcalled her on the streets of Philadelphia. In 2014, Price graduated from Yale School of Art MFA Photography program, receiving the Richard Benson Prize for excellence in photography.

Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose work has been featured on PBS, MSNBC, FX, New York Times Op Doc, Frontline, The Atlantic and Field of Vision. Her recent films are the Emmy nominated How It Feels to Be Free and the Peabody- and Emmy-nominated The Sit In: Harry Belafonte Hosts the Tonight Show. Her film The New York Times Presents: The Killing of Breonna Taylor won an NAACP Image Award and is streaming on HULU. Her film The Green Book: Guide to Freedom was broadcast on the Smithsonian Channel and was also nominated for an Emmy.

Orilonise D. Yarborough is a historian, facilitator, creative and gummi candy aficionado, based in Durham, North Carolina. Orilonise is a Master's student at North Carolina Central University, where she focuses on public and oral history practice. She has collaborated on history projects with institutions such as the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum Art Lab and Makers Lab DC. Currently, she is completing her master's thesis on the Black Pride movement in the United States. When she's not writing, you can find her baking something delicious, watching a horror movie, or plotting on her next craft project.

Jenna Dublin-Boc is an assistant visiting professor in Pratt Institute's GCPE Historic Preservation program. She is currently a PhD candidate of Urban Planning at Columbia University GSAPP. Her research examines how community-based organizations of underrepresented groups in New York City utilize city zoning and its associated participatory venues to influence local land use politics. Jenna holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Cooper Union and Master's degrees in Urban Planning and Historic Preservation from the University of Maryland.

Brianna Rhodes is a journalist and entrepreneur who writes about various topics, including Black culture, diversity and inclusion, race, and social justice. The founder of a freelance creative agency, Brianna Rhodes Writes, she has worked on hundreds of stories throughout her career, reaching Americans across the country, shaping how they view brands, their community, and their culture. She has been published in Blavity, Inc., theGrio, The AFRO-American Newspaper, and the Washington Informer Bridge Newspaper.

Equal parts artist, dreamer, and rationalist, Daniela Tai seeks to bridge matters concerning preservation, social justice, and urban renewal through the lens of design. While pursuing a dual master’s degree in Architecture and Historic Preservation, Daniela was appointed the first Fellow for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, cementing her passion for preserving cultural assets and amplifying unrecognized stories. As a practicing designer in Washington, D.C., Daniela now works at Quinn Evans, primarily working on heritage and civic projects that navigate the interplay between quality of place and character of community.

Candacy Taylor is an award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian working on a multidisciplinary project based on the Green Book. She is the author of the bestselling book Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America (Abrams Books). Taylor is also the curator and content specialist for the exhibition, The Negro Motorist Green Book, which is being toured by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) from 2020 to 2024. Taylor was a fellow at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University under the direction of Henry Louis Gates Jr., and her work has been featured in over 100 media outlets.