Alaina Morgan is a history professor at the University of Southern California, where is focuses on the African Diaspora and the historic utility of religion, in particular Islam, in racial liberation and anti-colonial movements of the mid- to late-twentieth century Atlantic world.

Lutherans for Racial Justice (LRJ) is a grassroots coalition committed to fostering multiethnic church and school cultures, as well as racial equity, justice and healing within The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). The founders are Matthew Ryan González and Joshua Salzberg.

Sikivu Hutchinson is an author and cultural critic who writes about Black freethinkers, atheism and religion’s role in race and gender politics, offering a perspective often missing from mainstream faith coverage. Contact through her website.

Sarah Bassin is the rabbi in residence for HIAS, where she helps connect clergy and communities to the work of aiding and advocating for refugees and asylum-seekers. As the product of an interfaith background, Bassin is also involved in interfaith work. Contact is via Bassin’s website.

Aisha Hauser is a religious educator, facilitator and social justice advocate who works at the Starr King School for the Ministry and for the Unitarian Universalist Association as children and families program director.

Stephen “Cue” Jn-Marie is a former Virgin Records rapper, turned evangelist, activist and organizer, who left the music industry in 1994 to become a pastor. He is founder of the Row —  also known as “the Church Without Walls”, or as some of our parishioners like to call it, “the Street Church” — in Los Angeles’ […]

Najuma Smith-Pollard is Assistant Director of Community and Public Engagement with the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture. She is also a pastor, community activist and program lead for the Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement, which is housed at CRCC.

The Homeless Dharma Network is a socially engaged Buddhist organization dedicated to the poor, disadvantaged and those experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in the fall of 2011 by Stephen Conover (Sonam Dorje), HDN began by offering a Buddhist meditation and study group weekly at the Homeless Services Center in Santa Cruz.

The Jewish Educators Assembly (JEA) is a membership association for Conservative/Masorti education directors, early childhood education directors, youth directors, clergy-educators, university and seminary students and teachers of supplementary (Hebrew) schools. Robin Foonberg is Executive Director.