Dr. Natasha Sistrunk Robinson is President & CEO of T3 Leadership Solutions, Inc., Natasha Sistrunk Robinson Ministries, and the Visionary Founder and Chairperson of the nonprofit, Leadership LINKS, Inc. She is a graduate of the Naval Academy, a former United States Marine Corps Captain, and former federal government employee of the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Robinson is a Leadership Consultant and Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). A graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and North Park Theological Seminary, she is a sought-after international speaker and facilitator with more than 20 years of leadership and mentoring experience in the military, federal government, academic, and nonprofit sectors. Dr. Robinson intentionally serves as a credible witness of Jesus Christ’s leadership to engage, equip, and empower people to live and lead on purpose. She is the author of several books including Voices of Lament (editor), Journey to Freedom, A Sojourner’s Truth, Hope for Us Bible study, and Mentor for Life. She hosts A Sojourner’s Truth podcast and is passionate about using her influence to create access and opportunities and equitable workspaces for Black Indigenous Women of Color, and especially Black women, while mentoring the next generations of Black girls who lead.

Carolyn Custis James is an international speaker and award-winning author. She speaks at church conferences, colleges, and other Christian organizations both in the US and abroad.  She is a frequent guest lecturer at various theological seminaries.  As a cancer survivor, she is grateful to be alive and determined to address the issues that matter most.  Her work centers on biblical studies and focuses on the intersection between Christianity and twenty-first century cultural issues facing women and men.

Dr. Gregory Thompson is a writer, artist, cook, and creative leader who works at the intersection of the contemplative, the critical, and the convivial. He currently serves as Co-Founder and Creative Director of Voices Underground, a team of scholars, artists, and activists devoted to racial healing through storytelling. He is author of The Welcome Table, a column on Hospitality and Culture at Comment Magazine, of Blood From the Ground: Racial Healing and Public Memory (forthcoming), and co-author of the award-winning Reparations: A Christian Call to Repentance and Repair. He holds an MA and a PhD from the University of Virginia, and can most likely be found in the kitchen.

Mariah Humphries is a Mvskoke Nation citizen. She is a speaker and writer on the intersections of Christianity and racialized identities. With over 25 years of vocational ministry service and a masters in theology, she is focused on using her theological education and lived experience to challenge and encourage the Church to lead the conversation around racial literacy and cultural humility.

David is an author and the founding pastor of New Community Covenant Church who lives with his family on the South Side of Chicago. He is the founder and CEO of New Community Outreach, a non-profit organization dedicated to healing community trauma through restorative practices. David’s first book, Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity was published with InterVarsity Press in 2020. His forthcoming book with IVP, Plundered: The Tangled Roots of Racial and Environmental Injustice, will be published in October 2024.