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DR. BERNARD E. ANDERSON

ECONOMIC ADVISOR NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE; WHITNEY M. YOUNG, JR. PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT, THE WHARTON SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Imagine, for a moment, an old-school freight train. Now imagine that freight train as a stand in for the economy with African Americans relegated to the caboose. When the train speeds up, so does the caboose. And when the train slows down, the caboose does likewise.

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Dr. Kristen E. Broady

DEAN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & BARRON HILTON ENDOWED PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT DILLARD UNIVERSITY

Since their establishment 182 years ago, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have provided African American students with the best avenue, and, for some, the only path to a college degree.  Despite this, arguments for and against the existence of HBCUs have been debated sinc

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Benjamin Crump

FOUNDER BEN CRUMP LAW; CIVIL RIGHTS & PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY

We have long known it to be true that it is dangerous to be Black in America. We have all watched the cell phone video and body cam footage of unarmed Black men—with hands raised in surrender—shot and killed by police.

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Dr. Lisa Cooper

JAMES F. FRIES PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE BLOOMBERG DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR IN HEALTH EQUITY, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE, NURSING & BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Many people were caught off guard as we witnessed rising inequities in the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. Sadly, as a physician and public health researcher who has focused on addressing inequities in health for nearly three decades, these disparities came as no surprise to me.

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Lawrence Nordon

DIRECTOR BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE ELECTION REFORM PROGRAM

Gowri Ramachandran

COUNSEL BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE

Four years ago, the Russian government interfered in American elections. They stole information from campaigns, posed as Americans spreading divisive rhetoric, and attacked election infrastructure.

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