Dr. Silas Lee
Professor of Sociology, Xavier University of Louisiana; President, Dr. Silas Lee & Associates

Dr. Kristen E. Broady
Visiting Professor of Economics, Alabama A&M University

Sean Reed
Civic Engagement Chair, Dallas-Fort Worth Urban League Young Professionals

Reverend Alvin Herring
Executive Director, Faith in Action

Mandela Barnes
Lieutenant Governor, Wisconsin

Mandela Barnes serves as Wisconsin’s 45th Lieutenant Governor. He was elected on November 8, 2018, and sworn into office on January 7, 2019.  He is the first African American to serve as a lieutenant governor in Wisconsin, and the second African-American to ever hold statewide office.