Authors & Essays

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James Perry, J.D.

President & Chief Executive Officer Winston-Salem Urban League

We all have a story to tell. But until recently, only a privileged few had the power and the platform to share people’s stories. They not only decided whose stories were told but how.

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Derrick Johnson

President & CEO National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has been a sustaining voice throughout its 109-year history for justice, equal opportunity, and an end to discrimination.  Many have tried to silence our voice.  Many have failed.  Still, the fight continues.&nb

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Vanita Gupta

President & CEO The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights & The Leadership Conference Education Fund

Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau undertakes a massive effort to count every person living in the United States.

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Rhonda Crichlow

Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity Officer Charter Communications

The internet is at the core of every aspect of modern society, yet there are a disproportionate number of communities of color who find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide.

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Commissioner Mignon Clyburn

Federal Communications Commission (2009-2018)

While we are living in a fast-paced, digitally-connected, technologically-innovative era, America is on the verge of becoming a more divided nation.

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