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    President/Founder of FreedomRoad.us, writer, podcaster, public theologian, author of Fortune: How Race Broke My Family And The World—And How To Repair It All

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    Public Historian, NYT Bestselling Author | A RESISTANCE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES (2026) and A PUBLIC HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (2027) | Johns Hopkins, UVA, Harvard

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    We are working to shrink the narrative gap by identifying core issues and building community capacity so they might work toward common solutions for a just world.

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    NYT Bestselling Author of Be the Bridge. Speaker. ✝️ Teaching justice as a way of life. Resident Auntie. Founder & CEO of Be the Bridge,equipping people for racial healing and reconciliation.

  • Christena Cleveland

    I'm alive.

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    Dr. Kelly Edmiston serves as the Lead Pastor at the Vineyard Church in Stafford, Texas. She enjoys suburban life with her husband Ben, and their three children.

  • Fr. Joash P. Thomas

    Priest to the misfits. #1 Bestselling Liberation Theologian. Decolonial Theology Prof at St. Stephen’s University. Writing & speaking on Decolonial Missiology and Precolonial Eastern + Celtic Christianities. Author of The Justice of Jesus.

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    LaTosha Brown is a social justice activist, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, and founder of Southern Black Girls & Women’s Consortium. A Glamour Woman of the Year and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree, she’s also a musician and playwright.

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    Increasing public engagement with AI policy and promoting democratic values in AI development.

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