Contributors: Tamara L. Brown, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky Gregory S. Parks, JD, PhD - Assistant Professor of Law, Wake Forest University School of Law Clarenda M. Phillips, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Morehead State University Joanne Belknap, PhD – Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado-Boulder Tyra Black, MS – Executive Director, My Brother's Keeper, Inc. Carol D. Branch, PhD – Director, Student Resources Center, Otis College of Art and Design Jerryl Briggs, Sr., EdD - Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, Central State University Anne S. Butler, PhD – Director, Center of Excellence for the Study of Kentucky African Americans, Kentucky State University Crystal Renée Chambers, JD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Higher, Adult and Counselor Education, East Carolina University James Coaxum, III, PhD - Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership, Rowan University Gloria Harper Dickenson, PhD – former Associate Professor and Chair, Department of African American Studies, The College of New Jersey Tina L. Fletcher, Ed.M. - Secondary Educator, Anacostia Senior High School, Washington, D.C. Jennifer Ginsburg – Forensic Interviewer, Sag Harbor Child Advocacy Center Jessica C. Harris, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Historical Studies, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Robert L. Harris, Jr., PhD - Professor, Africana Studies, Cornell University William H. Harris, PhD – President, Alabama State University Danielle C. Heard, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of California-Davis Marcia D. Hernandez, PhD – Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of the Pacific Ted N. Ingram, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Student Development, Bronx Community College, C.U.N.Y. Kenneth Mack, JD, PhD – Professor, Harvard Law School Marcella L. McCoy Deh, PhD – Director of Honors Program, Philadelphia University Anita K. McDaniel, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina-Wilmington Andre McKenzie EdD – Vice President, Academic Support Services, Special and Opportunity Programs, St. John's University Cheryl L. Nuñez, MEd – Vice Provost for Diversity, Xavier University Sandra Mizumoto Posey, PhD – Director, Learning Communities and First Year Success and Associate Professor, Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Metropolitan State College of Denver. Rashawn Ray, PhD - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Maryland-College Park Said Sewell, PhD – Associate Professor, Political Science and Executive Director, Academic Success Center, Fort Valley State University Craig L. Torbenson, PhD – Associate Professor, Department of History, Witchita State University MaryBeth Walpole, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Services, Administration, and Higher Education, Rowan University Michael H. Washington, EdD – Professor, History Department, Director, Afro-American Studies, Northern Kentucky University Deborah Elizabeth Whaley, PhD – Assistant Professor, Department of American Studies, University of Iowa