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Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities, and Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies, at the University of Pennsylvania  
Dr. Thomas Shapiro , Pokross professor of law and social policy, Brandeis University 's Heller School for Social Policy and Management  

Professor Kimberle Crenshaw, Professor of Law, UCLA and Columbia Law Schools.
Writing in the area of civil rights, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law, her articles have appeared in the "Harvard Law Review," "National Black Law Journal," "Stanford Law Review" and "Southern California Law Review."

 
Ann Coulter , New York Times bestselling author
Author of four New York Times bestsellers, including — How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) (October, 2004), Treason: Liberal Treachery From the Cold War to the War on Terrorism (June 2003); and Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right
 
Jeff Johnson , Host, “Cousin Jeff's Chronicles,” Black Entertainment Television
A social activist, AME minister, public speaker and leadership trainer, Jeff can be seen every Wednesday on Rap City engaging viewers on issues from violence to voting.
 
Roslyn Brock , Vice Chairman, NAACP
Over the past 19 years, Brock has served the NAACP in several leadership roles.
 
Karrine Steffans. In her best-selling autobiography, Confessions of a Video Vixen , Steffans goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip hop dancer industry.