Deshonna Collier-Goubil (PhD, Howard University) is the founding chair of the department of criminal justice and now serves as interim dean of the School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences at Azusa Pacific University. She lives in Fontana, California.

Krystal Hays, PhD, is the director of the Doctor of Social Work program and an assistant professor of social work at California Baptist University.

Daniel White Hodge (Ph.D., Fuller Graduate School of Intercultural Studies) is CEO of White Hodge Services, offering educational, consulting and speaking services surrounding issues of racial reconciliation, intercultural communication and urban culture. He is also lecturing professor at Eastern University and adjunct professor at Fuller Graduate Schools. A former music industry professional, he serves as a national trainer for the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) and the Urban Youth Workers Institute (UYWI). Hodge is the author of Heaven Has a Ghetto: The Missiological Gospel and Theology of Tupac Amaru Shakur,and The Hostile Gospel: Finding God in the Post Soul Theology of Hip Hop.

Jasmine L. Holmes has written for The Gospel Coalition, Desiring God, Fathom Mag, Christianity Today, and The Witness. She is also a contributing author for Identity Theft: Reclaiming the Truth of Our Identity in Christand His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God. She teaches humanities in a classical Christian school in Jackson, Mississippi, where she and her husband, Phillip, are parenting two young sons.

Jacqulyne Horbrook (MEd, DePaul University) is the CEO of Black Christian Influencers, the Christian Travel Club, and the BCI Influencer Agency. She previously served as director of diversity at a Christian university in Chicago. Jacqulyne enjoysbeing known as a kingdom solutionist and helping others be more effective in their social media outreach. She lives in Naperville, Illinois, with her two daughters, Taylor and Malia.

Hunter is a specialist in multiculturalism and justice for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. As adjunct associate professor of peace and global studies, he often teaches courses in the religion and math departments, and he has several times taught a course on racism for the college. Hunter also chairs the Human Rights Commission for the city of Richmond.

Irwyn L. Ince Jr. is the interim lead pastor at Grace Mosaic Church in Washington, DC. He also serves as adjunct professor of pastoral theology for Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Beautiful Community and Hope Ain’t a Hustle.

LaTonya Jackson is an artist and illustrator living in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she teaches art to elementary and middle school students. A classically trained artist, LaTonya transitioned to children's illustrations after becoming a mom and experiencing the joy of seeing things through her son's eyes.

Phil Jackson is associate pastor of Lawndale Community Church and pastor of The House Covenant Church, an all youth and young adult hip-hop church in Chicago. Phil also trains and consults youth leaders in urban communities acrossthe country through Bringn' dafunk Communications, Inc., a ministry he founded to change the way the gospel is communicated to youth. Phil and his bride, Kim, have three fantastic teenage children.

Drew Jackson is a poet, speaker, and public theologian whose writing explores the intersection of justice, peace, and contemplation. He is the author of two poetry collections, God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God's Unexpected Coming and Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. Drew is on staff with the Center for Action and Contemplation and lives with his wife and twin daughters in Brooklyn, New York.